Grade 5 have entered into a new month and a new unit! Over the coming weeks, students will be inquiring into their new central idea: People use their knowledge of properties of matter to suit specific needs. Students exhibited great enthusiasm to get their hands on science materials during the first week when they had a chance to show their existing understanding of states of matter.
Unit of Inquiry 4 - How the World Works (States of Matter)
Central Idea: People use their knowledge of properties of matter to suit specific needs.
Getting Started Activities
We use this stage of the inquiry to hook the students' interest, to get them asking questions about the new unit, and to identify their current understanding and any possible misconceptions they may have.
Learning Intentions:
- To use lab equipment safely.
- To show my existing understanding of states of matter
- To give reasons and explain my thinking
The next day, students collaborated with partners to sort and classify cards under solid, liquid and gas headers. Some of the examples presented were quite tricky and ambiguous and were chosen for that reason - to get students debating with each other, presenting reasons for their choices and defending their decisions. Partners shared their reasons with each other to explain their thinking. We had some surprising results! While students were sorting the images, they were thinking about reversible changes in matter.
We look forward towards our next destination in our learning!
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