States+Of+Matter

**3rd Grade Science** **States of Matter**

**Standard: ** Matter is what makes up all substances on Earth. Matter has specific properties and exists in different states. Earth’s resources are made of matter. Matter can be used by living things and can be used for the energy they contain. There are many different forms of energy. Each living component of an ecosystem is composed of matter and uses energy.

We will be exploring the three states of matter in class. There are three main states of matter. In order for us to learn about each state of matter more, you will be using many different types of technology resources during this unit.

**__Entry Event__**

 Directions: You will login to your Mac Book in the classroom by clicking on your web browser and typing in the following web address which will take you to Poll Everywhere:    [|Click here to take the poll]

To begin our unit on the States of Matter, you will complete a knowledge rating poll with what you may already know about the three states of matter and words that relate to the states of matter. Think back to examples from previous grade levels or experiments you have done at school. Once you have logged on to the poll, you will have three options for each question that you can select from. You can only select one answer. Choices will include: "I know the word well", "I have seen or heard the word", and "No clue".

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">**__Activity 1:__** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">You will create a poster using the website PiktoChart. [|Visit the website here]. Using this website you will include the three states of matter on a poster template. <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">On each part of your chart you will include the following: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"> <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;"> [|Click here to see an example]
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">A title
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">The three states of matter as your subtitles.
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">The definition of each state of matter.
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">What the molecules look like in each state of matter.
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">Include three pictures for //each// state of matter.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">**__Activity 2:__** <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">You will create a comic strip using the website Pixton. <span style="color: #666666; font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">[|Visit the website here] <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">. You will login connecting it to your google account. Using this website you will include a state of matter change utilizing one character teaching another character about it. The state of matter changes that you can choose from are: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"> <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 1em;">In your comic strip, you must also include the following:
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">Melting
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">Evaporation
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">Freezing
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Condensation
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">At least two characters.
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">Include at least one graphic.
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">Have a minimum of at least three slides, but no more than six.
 * <span style="font-family: times new roman,serif;">The definition of your state of matter change occurring.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"><span style="font-family: 'times new roman',serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"> [|Click here to see an example]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">**__Activity 3:__**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">You will create an animation presentation using the website Powtoon. [|Visit the website here]. You will login and use any of the given templates. When creating your animation, it will be about physical and chemical changes. Choose from the variety of slides, animations, and text boxes to include in it.

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">In your Powtoon, you must include the following: <span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"> [|Click here to see an example]
 * The definition of a physical change.
 * The definition of a chemical change.
 * At least three examples of a physical change. (Must include images)
 * At least three examples of a chemical change (Must include images)

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">**__Publishing__**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">After you have finished each of the three activities above, please make sure to submit them on our classroom edublog by clicking on this link here:

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;"> [|Mr. Ridgley's Third Grade Class Edublog]

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">**__Rubric__**

<span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; display: block; font-family: 'Lucida Grande','Lucida Sans',Verdana,Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 13.3333330154419px;">Your project will be graded using this [|rubric].