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08 PHYSICAL 02.01-1 Introduction to Matter

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SCIENCE - Middle
M/J PHYSICAL SCIENCE (2003010),M/J PHYSICAL SCIENCE ADV (2003020)
Development Team Middle School Science

Choose among the materials and activities offered to build a lesson on matter that
allows students to recognize the properties that define matter and to relate mass to
weight. The time will depend on the activities, strategies, and reinforcement activities
selected.

OBJECTIVE(S) :

TEACHER
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Describe matter.

Describe mass and weight.

Distinguish between mass and weight.

Describe how to measure the mass and weight of an object.

Teacher Materials:
Teacher Edition, Unit 2, Lesson 1
Teacher Background, Unit 2, Lesson 1
Overview of 5E Lesson Design
Digital Path
Virtual Lab
Lab Manual
Assessment Guide

STUDENT
MATERIALS /
TECHNOLOGY
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Duration :

Student Materials:
Student Edition, Unit 2, Lesson 1
Labs and Demos

110 Minutes

ESSENTIAL QUESTION
/ KEY VOCABULARY :
Essential Question: What properties define matter?
Key Vocabulary: matter, mass, weight

LESSON LEAD IN /
OPENING :

ELICIT
OPTIONS:
Opening Your Lesson (10 minutes)
Begin the lesson by assessing students' prerequisite and prior knowledge.
Prerequisite Knowledge

Difference between matter and energy

Teacher Background
Accessing Prior Knowledge
Ask: What are some examples of matter in the classroom? Sample answers: desks,
chairs, air, people
Ask: Is there anything in the classroom that is not matter? Sample answers:
Responses may include any evidence of energy, such as heat, light, motion, and
sound.
Engage Your Brain (10 minutes)
Student Edition
Teacher Edition
ENGAGE
OPTIONS:
Activities and Discussion

Activity Similar but Different (15 minutes)

Discussion Sight Unseen (10 minutes)

Introducing Key Topics
Some students may think that they must be able to see or feel something for it to be
considered matter. All matter is not visible, and sometimes it is not easily observed
through touch. Ask: What keeps the tires on their bicycle inflated? Air Explain that air
keeps tires inflated because it takes up space inside the tires. Tell students that most
gases, such as those that make up air, are invisible but are still made of
matter. Ask: Can you see the air in the classroom? No. Ask: Can you feel the air in the
classroom? Answers will vary based on whether air is circulating due to heating or
cooling equipment, or an open window or door.
Explain that even though students may not feel the air, gas particles are still present in
the air around them. Have students hold up their hand and blow on it. Explain that the
"wind" they feel is made up of particles of matter exerting pressure on their skin.
Remind them that they see these same effects when wind causes leaves to move and
kites to fly.
EXPLORE
OPTIONS:
Labs and Demos

Quick Lab Mass and Weight (15 minutes)

Mass Quick Lab

Students are given the volume amount of water and they are to find the density of the
water and beaker.

Quick Lab How Much Mass? (10 minutes)

Density Quick Lab

Students examine different objects to see if they sink or float based on the mass being
more or less than 1.0 gram.

STEPS TO DELIVER
LESSON :

EXPLAIN
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Science Concepts
Warm up: Science Starter: Density Challenge #1 Presentation
Students examine different objects representing substances with the same volume but
different masses. Students are to place them in order least to most dense.
Warm up: Science Starter: Density Challenge #2 Presentation
Students examine different objects and determine the mass or density to see if each
will float or not.
What's the Matter?, SE, pp. 72-74

Active Reading, #5, #7

Visualize It!, #6, #8

Student Notes
Copy of notes for students to study main ideas.
Learning Alert
Digital Lesson

DIFFERENTIATED
INSTRUCTION :

ELABORATE
OPTIONS:
Differentiated Instruction
Basic How Does Mass Differ from Weight?
Mass and Weight (15 minutes)
Students often have trouble understanding the difference between mass and weight.
Direct students to use a spring scale to find the weight of an object. Remind students
that the scale measures the force of Earth's gravity acting on the object. Then have
students observe what happens to the weight of the object as they gently pull down
and then push up on the object. Lead them to understand that these actions are
simulating changes to the force of gravity acting on the object. Ask: How is the
object's weight affected by gravity? It weighs more where gravity is stronger and less
where gravity is weaker.Ask:How is the object's mass affected by gravity? It is not
affected by gravity.
Advanced Of the Utmost Gravity

Mass and Weight (varied)

Research Remind students that weight is determined by the amount of gravitational
force exerted by one object on another object, and that the amount of gravitational
force depends not only on mass but also on the distance between the centers of the
two objects. Ask students to predict whether an object's weight can vary based on its
location on Earth. Then have students, either individually or in small groups, research
Earth's gravitational field and determine whether their predictions were correct. Ask
volunteers to share their findings with the class.
ELL Matter and Not Matter (15 minutes)
T-Chart Have pairs of students label the columns of a T-Chart Matter and Not Matter.
Ask them to write as many examples for each column as they can in 5 minutes. Have
pairs share their examples as you write them on the board to create a class list. .
Graphic Organizer [GO_matter.pdf]Allows student to draw an illustration of matter,
record examples and non-examples, finally writing a definition of matter.
www.science-class.net/
ESE Resources
Teaching Resources for Florida ESE
ESE Accommodations Poster
ESOL Strategy C11 T-Chart
ESOL Strategy E2 Flexible Grouping
ESOL Strategy F13 total Physical Response

LESSON CLOSURE :

EXTEND
OPTIONS:
Choose one or more of the following activities to reinforce the concepts students
learned in this lesson.
Extend Science Concepts
Lab Stations: Density Stations
Regular Solid Station
Irregular Solid Station
Liquid Density Station
Web Station
Students move around the classroom to each 10-minute station to read the mini
reinforcement lab and record their answers on the student lab sheet.
Additional Resources ScienceClass.net

Activity Matter of Fact (15 minutes)

Synthesizing Key Topics

Think Fast After completing the lesson, conduct a "write fast" exercise in which you
provide short statements or pose questions that require short-answer or true/false
responses from students. For example, the response to the statement "gravity does
not affect the weight of an object" is false.Variation If write-on tablets are available
for all students in the classroom, allow them to write their responses on the tablets.
Then ask them to hold up their tablets. This will allow you to quickly assess who is still
struggling with concepts from the lesson.
Activity A Weighty Matter (15 minutes)
Synthesizing Key Topics
Weight is a force. For this reason, it is subject to Newton's second law of motion, which
states that the force (F) on an object is equal to its mass (m) times its acceleration (a).
This relationship can be written as F = ma. Divide students into groups and provide
each group with a spring scale, a balance, and an object that has a mass in the same

range as the objects used in the Mass and Weight Quick Lab. Have students look back
at their graphs and data from the Quick Lab. Ask: Do you think the relationship
between mass and weight is the same for all the objects you tested? Ask: Based on
your graphs, do you think you could determine an object's mass if you know its
weight? Students should recognize that because there is a linear relationship between
mass and weight, there must be a mathematical relationship between mass and weight
as well. Have students determine this relationship by dividing each object's weight by
its mass. Then have students find the average of the five numbers (this number should
be very close to 9.8). Have students use the spring scale to weigh the object. Next,
have them predict the mass of the object by dividing the weight by the average they
calculated previously. Direct students to test their predictions by using the balance to
determine the actual mass of their objects. Ask: Was the actual mass similar to the
predicted mass? Students should find that the actual mass of their object was very
close to the predicted mass. Explain that the value students used to calculate mass is
the acceleration due to Earth's gravity, and it is a constant-it is the same for all
objects. (Note that the units for this constant are m/s2. One newton is equal to one kg
m/s2).

ASSESSMENT :

EVALUATE
OPTIONS:
Evaluate Student Mastery
Formative Assessment
Strategies
Lesson Review
Summative Assessment
Alternative Assessment Mass, Volume, Density
Florida Benchmark Review

FLORIDA SUNSHINE
STATE STANDARDS
and ISTE/NETS
STANDARDS:
Florida Sunshine State FL Science Standard (2008)

Grade 8

Florida Sunshine State Standards

Big Idea 1: The Practice of Science

Benchmark SC.8.N.1.1 Define a problem from the eighth grade

curriculum using appropriate reference materials to support scientific
understanding, plan and carry out scientific investigations of various
types, such as systematic observations or experiments, identify
variables, collect and organize data, interpret data in charts, tables,
and graphics, analyze information, make predictions, and defend
conclusions.

Big Idea 8: Properties of Matter

Benchmark SC.8.P.8.2 Differentiate between weight and mass

recognizing that weight is the amount of gravitational pull on an object
and is distinct from, though proportional to, mass.
Broward ESOL
Strategies (2007):

Broward DISTRICT Broward K-12 ESOL Instructional Strategies (2007)

C. Visuals & Graphic Organizers

C11 T-Charts*

E. Interactive Strategies & Cooperative Learning

Settings

E2 Flexible Grouping

F. Other Strategies

F13 Total Physical Response

(TPR)*
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