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Lesson 1 What are the parts of an Experiment? Objectives: Student will look at the form for experiments and recognize them.

Lesson 2 What do we call “things” around us? Objective: Students will observe things they live with as matter. They will classify and

identify these things.

Lesson 3 Properties of Matter Objective: Student will learn the ways to identify matter via their properties.

Lesson 4 What is MASS? Objective: Student will learn what mass means when it is used to define matter in

science.

Lesson 5 The States of Matter Objective: Students will learn the three states of matter.

Lesson 6 Talking Matter Objective: Student will read about matter and its states as a review.

Lesson 7 What happens to matter? Objectives: Critical thinking about what happens to matter.

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Lesson 8 Float Away Objectives: Students will read about density and buoyancy of matter.

Lesson 9 Take another look at Properties Objective: Students will classify matters in preparation to learning about elements.

Lesson 10 Elements . . . say what? Objective: Students will consider elements found on earth; what an element is; matter

is made of tiny particles that can be classified, mixed, and combined.

Lesson 11 Elements mixed . . . Objective: Students will learn about how elements can be mixed but keep their

properties.

Lesson 12 Changing elements into . . . Objective: Students would look at how elements are used in compounds or mixtures.

Lesson 13 A Scientist Objective: Students will read information about a scientist.

Lesson 14 The “. . . ology” of it! Objective: To introduce the students to the English names for field of study in science

and word parts that mean different kinds of science study.

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Lesson 15 Physical Changes Objective: Students will discover how physical change does not change matter.

Lesson 16 What are the ways matter exists? Objective: Students will review the way matter exist in the world.

Lesson 17 Review . . . matter is Objective: Students will use their knowledge of matter with a cloze article.

Lesson 18 Physical Change to matter Objective: Students will observe how matter physically changes states.

Lesson 19 Is there another way to change matter? Objective: Students will do an experiment to see the affect of a chemical change.

Lesson 20 Chemical Change

Objective: Students will learn the term chemical change and what it includes.

Lesson 21 Energy! Where does it come from? Objective: Students learn different forms of energy…motion

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Lesson 22 How do forces affect motion? Objective: Student will be introduced to force and motion and how they are related.

Lesson 23 Forms of Energy Objective: The student will learn the different forms of energy.

Lesson 24 What helps us do work? Objective: Students will look at simple machines and how they work.

Lesson 25 What is heat? Objective: Students will look at how heat is conducted.

Lesson 26 Colors Mixed Objective: Students will consider where color comes from; light

Lesson 27 What is light? Objective: To introduce the concepts of what light is.

Lesson 28 How do vibrations make sound? Objective: The student will do an experiment with sound.

Lesson 29 Energy causes air particles to vibrate Objective: To learn about the science of sound waves.

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Lesson 30 Review forms of energy Objective: To give the student an opportunity to check their knowledge of the material

presented about energy.

Lesson 31 The makings of living things Objective: Students will learn that all living things are made up of cells.

Lesson 32 What do we know about living things? Objective: Students will learn about the cells of living things.

Lesson 32 What do we know about living things? Objective: Students will learn about the cells of living things.

Lesson 33 Imagine being an animal Objective: Students will think about an animal’s relationship to their environment.

Lesson 34 The building blocks are different Objective: Students will look deeper into the differences in plant and animal cells.

Lesson 35 Do cells work by themselves? Objective: Understand how cells work together to form tissues.

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Lesson 36 Is It Living? Objective: The student will review the functions of living things.

Lesson 37 Sort, Classify or Group Objective: The student will learn that scientists have classified living and non-living

things.

Lesson 38 How Did Scientists Get to Species? Objective: The student will look at leaves to see differences within a species of living

organism.

Lesson 39 Creative Thinking Objective: The student creates an animal, using what she has learned about

classification.

Lesson 40 Study the Past to Learn About the Present Objective: The student will be presented with information about fossils and what we

learn from them.

Lesson 41 The Story of the Woolly Mammoth Objective: The student will read about one extinct animal to learn how that might have

happened.

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Lesson 42 Watch and Observe Objective: The student will create a closed environment to see how life progresses.

Lesson 43 What is an Ecosystem Community? Objective: The student will look at how living organisms depend on it other.

Lesson 44 The World of Ecosystems Objective: The student will look at the entire world and the names of different kinds of

ecosystems.

Lesson 45 The Roles of the Population Objective: The student will understand how each part of a community in an ecosystem

work together and have a role to play.

Lesson 46 Food Chain and Webs Objective: The student will learn about the chain of food from our ecosystems.

Lesson 47 Changes in Ecosystems Objective: The student will learn about how the ecosystems can go out of balance.

Lesson 48 How Do Humans Affect Ecosystems? Objective: The student will consider the affects humans have on the Earth ecosystems.

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Lesson 49 Leafy Lungs Objective: The student will learn a about the rain forest.

Lesson 50 Remember and Think Objective: The student will recall concepts learned in previous lessons.

Lesson 51 A Plants’ Needs Objective: The student will learn the parts of a plant.

Lesson 52 Introducing the Leaf and Stem! Objective: The student will learn more about the function of the parts of a plant.

Lesson 53 Did You Say, “Make” Food? Objective: The student will learn about the process of photosynthesis.

Lesson 54 Plants Come From Seeds Objective: To explore where and how seeds grow; experiment.

Lesson 55 A Baby Seed Is Called a Seedling Objective: The student will learn about the life cycle of a plant.

Lesson 56 The Formation of a Seed Objective: The student will be introduced to the process of seed formation.

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Lesson 57 Plants and Animals Objective: The student will learn about how animals help pollinate plants.

Lesson 58 What Did You Learn About Plants? Objective: The student will take a test about plants.

Lesson 59 Amazing Things about Plants Objective: The student will learn about how important water is for plants and how light

Lesson 60 Describe an Animal Objective: The student will recognize the characteristics of different animal groups.

Lesson 61 Animals Are Like… Objective: The student will learn about some basic characteristics of animals.

Lesson 62 A Sponge Is An Animal? Objective: The student will compare the vertebrate and the invertebrate animal.

Lesson 63 Classify Animals, No Backbone Objective: The student will learn about invertebrate animals; how they are alike and

how they are different.

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Lesson 64 Insects Take the Prize Objective: The student will use his knowledge of insects to draw one.

Lesson 65 Review and Extend Objective: The student will read about the Coral Reef and review what she learned

about invertebrates.

Lesson 66 What Classifications are Humans? Objective: The student will begin to learn about vertebrate animals.

Lesson 67 Keep My Skin Wet Please! Objective: The student will learn about amphibians, reptiles and birds.

Lesson 68 One More Group of Animals…Ours! Objective: The student will learn about the characteristics of the mammal group.

Lesson 69 Review and Research Objective: The student will be asked to review some information about vertebrates and

research a vertebrate.

Lesson 70 Quiz Objective: The student will show his knowledge about animals.

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Lesson 71 Energy…From Where? Objective: The student will read about human energy and where it comes from.

Lesson 72 What Is Motion? Objective: The student will look at how you can tell something is moving.

Lesson 73 Are There Forces That Effect Motion? Objective: The student will learn about force, friction and inertia.

Lesson 74 Force and Work Objective: The student will learn about the differences between exerting force and

doing work as well as gravity’s affect on things.

Lesson 75 Types of Energy Objective: The student will learn about types of energy including potential and kinetic.

Lesson 76 Forces Objective: The student will learn more about forces.

Lesson 77 How Old Is That Tool? Objective: The student will learn about simple machines.

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Lesson 78 Pulleys Pull Objective: The student will learn about how a pulley words.

Lesson 79 How Do We Keep The Pieces Together? Objective: The student will learn about two of the simple tools; inclined plane and

wedges/screws.

Lesson 80 How to Keep Warm? Objective: The student will explore how an animal will stay warm because of its fat.

Lesson 81 How Does Heat Travel? Objective: The student will look at the properties of heat.

Lesson 82 What Are The Sources of Heat? Objective: The student will learn more about the main source of heat for the Earth.

Lesson 83 Where Does Color Come From? Objective: The student will discover how we see color.

Lesson 84 Light Is a Form of Energy Objective: The student will learn that light is made of waves.

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Lesson 85 It Cannot Bend! Objective: The students will learn how the light travels from the Sun and how it causes

shadows and reflection.

Lesson 86 Get a Photo Of That! Objective: The student will learn what happens to light when you see it and why some

things appear in a certain color.

Lesson 87 Sound Waves Objective: The student will learn about the back and forth motion that creates

vibrations and produces sound.

Lesson 88 Can You Hear This? Objective: The student will learn how sound travels and how he hears sound.

Lesson 89 Why Are Sounds Different? Objective: The student will learn the different terms for sound waves and why they are

different.

Lesson 90 Review Lesson-Energy Objective: The student will demonstrate his knowledge of energy.

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Lesson 91 Zap! Objective: The student will be introduced to the electrical charge.

Lesson 92 What is Lightening? Objective: The student will learn about positive and negative charges and conductors

of electricity.

Lesson 93 Review Introduction to Electricity Objective: The student will be asked to review the last few lessons.

Lesson 94 How Do We Harness Electricity? Objective: Students will learn that electricity that is used must have a path.

Lesson 95 How Is The Flow of Electricity Affected? \Objective: The student will look at short-circuiting something and how that could

happen.

Lesson 96 Circuit: What is that? Objective: The student will read about two kinds of circuits and fuses.

Lesson 97 Electricity and Magnetism Objective: The student will learn about the earth’s magnetic field.

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Lesson 98 What is a Generator? Objective: The student will learn more about how electricity is used.

Lesson 99 Electrical Safety Objective: The student will conclude her study of electricity with a project and review of

safety with electricity.

Lesson 100 Electricity Quiz Objective: The student will demonstrate his understanding of energy.

Lesson 101 When a Rock Is a Rock! Objective: The student will learn about recognizing different types of rocks.

Lesson 102 How Are Rocks Formed? Objective: The student will read more about the differences in rocks.

Lesson 103 The Life of a Rock Objective: The student will learn how rocks change.

Lesson 104 The Rock Cycle Objective: The student will learn how the rocks of the Earth change over time.

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Lesson 105 Why Rocks Are Important Objective: The student will review some of the facts about rocks.

Lesson 106 Interpret Data Objective: The student will learn how scientists use data to learn more about the Earth

Lesson 107 Are There Any Other Kinds of Fossils? Objective: The student will learn more about fossils.

Lesson 108 Rock Quiz Objective: The student will demonstrate her understanding of rocks and fossils.

Lesson 109 The History of Dinosaurs Objective: The student will read about the different time periods in the history of the Earth for a deeper understanding of fossils.

Lesson 110 What Changes The Surface of the Earth? Objective: The student will learn about the movement of glaciers and how it affects the

face of the Earth.

Lesson 111

What Was the Ice Age?

Objective: The student will learn more about the age of the Earth and how the Earth

changes.

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Lesson 112

The Parts of a Glacier Objective: The student will learn more about the parts of a glacier.

Lesson 113 Think About It Objective: The student will reflect on glaciers and their affect on the Earth.

Lesson 114 Climate Change Objective: The student will read about the idea that our climate does change.

Lesson 115 What Is In Soil? Objective: The student will learn how wind and water erode the Earth.

Lesson 116 Nature Changes Bedrock into Soil Objective: The student is learning about the Earth surface and how it changes.

Lesson 117 Compare Soils Objective: The student will learn how soils are different and how they are alike.

Lesson 118 Permeability…What Is It? Objective: The student continues to learn about the Earth and in particular the soil.

Lesson 119 Use Soil Objective: The student will read about how to grow a garden using the correct soil

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Lesson 120 Why Do We Need Soil? Objective: The student will learn more about the necessity for soil.

Lesson 121 How Do We Know What Is Inside? Objective: The student will learn more about how the Earth functions.

Lesson 122 How Many Layers Does the Earth Have? Objective: The student will learn the names of the layers of the Earth.

Lesson 123 Quiz-Earth Surface Objective: The student will demonstrate what she has learned about the Earth’s

surface.

Lesson 124 Let’s Find Out! Objective: The student will explore the movement of the earth and moon.

Lesson 125 It takes 24 hours… Objective: The student will learn about the movements of the Earth, the moon and the

affect of the sun on that movement.

Lesson 126 What Causes the Seasons of the Year? Objective: The student will learn about how sunlight reaches the earth and how that

affects the temperature of the Earth.

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Lesson 127 Does the Moon Have Its Own Light? Objective: The student will learn more about the solar system and the moon.

Lesson 128 Why Does the Moon Look Different? Objective: The student will learn about the phases of the moon.

Lesson 129 Blasting Off! Objective: The student will use her information about the moon in creative writing.

Lesson 130 What Else is in Our Solar System? Objective: The student will recognize the size of the planets in our Solar System.

Lesson 131 A Ball of Burning Gas! Objective: The student will learn more about the parts of the Solar System.

Lesson 132 Describe For Me Objective: The student will record other important details about the planets

Lesson 133 Shooting Across the Sky! Objective: The student will be introduced to other elements in outer space.

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Lesson 134 Star Patterns Objective: The student will investigate the stars and their patterns.

Lesson 135 Solar System Quiz Objective: The student will demonstrate her knowledge about the Solar System.

Lesson 136 The Sun…A Source of Life Objective: The student will read an enhancement lesson with extended information

about the Sun.

Lesson 137 Water for Life Objective: The student will learn about the forms of water on the Earth.

Lesson 138 Where Else Can Water Be Found? Objective: The student will recognize the places on Earth that water can be found.

Lesson 139 Saltwater Communities Objective: The student will learn more about what kind of life salt water supports.

Lesson 140 Water in Living Things Objective: The student learns that water is also found in plants.

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Lesson 141 Why Does Water Disappear? Objective: The student will perform an experiment to discover reasons why water

disappears.

Lesson 142 What Form Is the Water In? Objective: The student will be introduced to the concept of evaporation and

condensation.

Lesson 143 What Kind of Precipitation? Objective: The student will learn about the different forms of precipitation in the

atmosphere.

Lesson 144 Travel with Water Objective: The student will visualize the water cycle to better understand it.

Lesson 145 Do You Live Near a Big Body of Water? Objective: The student will think about the different forms of precipitation.

Lesson 146 Make it Rain! Objective: The student will learn how scientist can make it rain with dry ice.

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Lesson 147 Does Ocean Water Move? Objective: The student will learn about how the oceans move and affect the weather,

the climate, and the land.

Lesson 148 Can the Moon and Sun Affect Earth’s Water? Objective: The student will learn how the effect of gravity between the moon, sun and

Earth causes tides.

Lesson 149 Up and Down in the Water! Objective: The student will learn what causes waves in bodies of water.

Lesson 150 What Changes the Sea Shore? Objective: The student will learn about erosion and deposition on the shore lines.

Lesson 151 Types of Soil Objective: The student will learn more about the different types of soil.

Lesson 152 Water Moves with the Help of Plants Objective: The student will learn about how water is moved by plants.

Lesson 153 Too Much or Not Enough Water Objective: The student will learn about the effects of too much or not enough water.

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Lesson 154 Fresh Water Objective: The student will learn about the differences between fresh water and salt

water.

Lesson 155 De-salt Water Objective: The student will use an experiment to de-salt water.

Lesson 156 How is Water Used? Objective: The student will learn how water is used by people in industry.

Lesson 157 Water is Cleaned Objective: The student will learn what processes are used to clean water.

Lesson 158 Water Conservation Objective: The student will think about how to conserve water.

Lesson 159 Quiz-The Earth’s water Objective: The student will demonstrate her understanding of the Earth’s water source.

Lesson 160 Animals Are Affected By the Quality of Water Objective: The student will learn about how animals are affected by the quality of

water.

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Lesson 161 What Is Our Atmosphere? Objective: The student will learn more about the atmosphere around the Earth.

Lesson 162 What Makes Weather? Objective: The student will learn about the atmosphere and weather.

Lesson 163 How Wind Affects Weather Objective: The student will learn more about weather, especially wind.

Lesson 164 Fluffy White Clouds Objective: The student will learn the names of the cloud formations.

Lesson 165 Creative Weather Project Objective: The student will use information from previous lesson to creatively complete

a project to that displays her knowledge.

Lesson 166 Earth’s Ozone Layer Objective: The student will learn about the Earth’s ozone layer.

Lesson 167 What Affects Our Weather and Climate? Objective: The student will learn more about various climates.

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Lesson 168 Air Masses Meet! Objective: The student will learn more about what affects the weather.

Lesson 169 Do You Ever Check the Weather Report? Objective: The student will learn about weather maps.

Lesson 170 Climate Objective: The student will understand the difference between the temperature and

climate of a place.

Lesson 171 What Affects Climates? Objective: The student will learn about things that affect climate.

Lesson 172 Do People Affect the Climate? Objective: The student will learn about how humans affect the climate.

Lesson 173 What Causes the Greenhouse Effect? Objective: The student will read more about the Greenhouse Effect.

Lesson 174 Wild Weather Objective: The student will learn about a wild storm.

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Lesson 175 Quiz-Atmosphere Objective: The student will demonstrate her understanding of the Earth’s atmosphere.

Lesson 176 Going Further Objective: The student will learn about the phrase “Going Green” and our environment.

Lesson 177 Pollution Words Objective: The student will learn vocabulary words for pollution.

Lesson 178 Acid Rain Objective: The student will learn what causes acid rain.

Lesson 179 Conserve Our Water Resource Objective: The student will think about how to conserve our water resources.

Lesson 180 Extinction Objective: The student will read about how animals may disappear.

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STUDENT MANUAL FOURTH GRADE SCIENCE / LESSON 1

Lesson 1 What are the parts of an Experiment?

Have you ever just laid in the grass on a clear summer day and looked at the clouds? Did you pretend you could see the shapes of different things in the clouds?

Have you ever had a trip to the ocean; did you get to swim in that salty water?

Do you have a pet? Do you know how to care for your animal? What does it eat? Does it eat the same things you eat? Why?

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We will be:

• Engaging: Be excited

• Exploring: Use things to discover with

• Explaining: Write about what you discover

• Extending: thinking how this new information can be used in the real world

• Evaluating: testing our new knowledge

That is what real scientists do: they discover new things and show us what is already around us.

You should have a digital notebook or spiral notebook and pencil for each of your Lessons.

To do experiments you can use things found around the house.

Generally we will read about a subject and then explore the things that we can.

Sometimes there will be vocabulary words that you need to know. These words can be written in your notebook and you may need to use a dictionary to find the definition.

We will learn about Earth Science, Physical Science and Life Science. Each type will give us information about our world and things around us.

In your first Science Lesson you will become familiar with the form for Experiments and recognize the steps to follow in completing an experiment. Your teacher will give you several vocabulary terms for you to write in your notebook.

Follow your teachers’ instructions as to where to find the definitions for these vocabulary terms, then copy them into your notebook.

Have you ever wondered what scientists do? Have you ever wondered about your world? What interests you the most…weather, technology, earth or live things? There are scientists that look very carefully at our world. They have gone to the bottom of the oceans and into outer space. Almost verything around you has been studied by scientists with curious minds. When they wonder about things they begin to do things to find answers to their questions.

Your first Lesson is to learn the terms that are used in an experiment.

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Your Lesson is to find the meaning of the words so you can fill in your form whenever you do an experiment.

The form will always have these words:

• Experiment

• Hypothesis

• Materials

• Procedure

• Considerations

• Results/Observation

• Conclusion

• Evaluation

Look these words up on the Internet or in the dictionary. Record their definitions.

Lesson Wrap Up: Student will learn the meaning of the words used in the science experiment form.

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Lesson 1: What are the parts of an Experiment?

NAME: _________________________________________________________________

DATE: __________________________________________________________________

1. Directions: Define the following words

A. Experiment

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B. Hypothesis

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C. Materials

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D. Procedure

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E. Considerations

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F. Results/Observation

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G. Conclusion

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H. Evaluation

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Lesson 2 What do we call “things” around us?

In this Lesson you will observe everything around you and ask yourself, “Is everything that I see considered matter”? You will learn to classify and identify these things.

What do you see around you? There are things. What do scientists call the things around you? They identify them as matter.

The things you took out of the bag earlier, you could only identify by touch at first. When you took them out you could see them. What was alike about them? They all were formed from matter. Some were hard and some were soft. What you could not identify bytouch was the color.

One thing that is all around you is air. You cannot really touch it or see it but you know it is there. Is air matter too? That is the question that you can do a simple experiment to find the answer.

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We must remember that matter is defined as anything that has mass and takes up space.

Complete the experiment in this lesson and answer the questions.

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Lesson 2: What do we call “things” around us?

Experiment

Experiment: Is air matter?

Hypothesis: You choose: Air is matter or Air is not matter

Materials: two identical balloons, string, scissors, tape and meter stick/yard stick

Procedure:

1. Blow one of the balloons up as far as it can be without bursting

2. Blow the other balloon up only about half way

3. Tie a twelve inch piece of string in the middle of the meter stick

4. Tie a five inch string to each of the balloons

5. Tie each of the balloons to the opposite end of the stick

6. Hold the stick by the middle string and watch to see what happens.

Consideration: Everything that takes up space and has mass is matter.

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Results/Observation:

• Does the inflated balloon take up space?__________________________________

• What happened to the stick when you tried to balance it?

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• Can you feel something inside the inflated balloon?_________________________

• If you release the inflated balloon do you feel the air come out?

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Conclusion: What do you think?

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Will this happen? Will it really?

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Lesson 2 What do we call “things” around us?

NAME: _________________________________________________________________

DATE: __________________________________________________________________

Directions: Complete the following questions.

1. Could you balance the balloon? Why or why not?

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2. Does the inflated balloon take up space?

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3. What happened to the stick when you tried to balance it?

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4. Can you feel something inside the inflated balloon?

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5. If you release the inflated balloon do you feel the air come out?

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6. Conclusion: what is the conclusion of this experiment (what did you learn?)

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7. Experiment Evaluation: Was this a good way to answer your question: Is air matter? Why?

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Lesson Wrap Up: You have done your first experiment. You are learning about matter and mass.

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Lesson 3 Properties of Matter

Student Assignment: In today’s Lesson we are going to learn the ways to identify matter via their properties.

A property is how an object looks, feels, acts or smells. The properties of matter describe its color, texture, shape, size and hardness.

If your eyes were closed and you were asked to tell which of two things was a lemon and you were given a banana and a lemon. You would probably be able to smell the sour fruit.

Now how about the buoyancy of something? What is it? How would you test for the buoyancy of something? If you have not looked this word up yet it is time to do so. Write the word in your science notebook and copy the definition.

Now you are looking for matter that can float. The easiest thing to float things in is water. Look at the picture in this Lesson. Can you identify the things that are showing buoyancy? Now you try to float some things. Get something that is plastic and something that is equal in size but made of a solid material like metal. Put them in the water and watch what happens. What happened and why?

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Are there some ways we can use our knowledge of matter? Think about some of your sports equipment. Would it be all right to have a glass baseball? I think not! It would be too brittle, breakable and would shatter when hit by a bat. Make a list of things that would be USELESS ITEMS. After each thing you think of write down the properties that make it useless. Use your notebook to write of five or six things. Write down the properties that make the object useless.

Now review: What is matter? What are the properties that identify matter?

Lesson Wrap Up: You looked more carefully at the properties of matter and also practiced with buoyancy as one of those properties.

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Lesson 3 Properties of Matter

NAME: _________________________________________________________________

DATE: __________________________________________________________________

Directions: Complete the following questions.

1. What is matter?

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2. List at least three examples of properties below:

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3. Are “ideas” matter? Explain your answer.

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4. What is the definition of buoyancy?

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