Jennifer Doering

Grade Level: 3

Academic Content Standards Science 3.1 - Energy and matter have multiple forms and can be changed from one form to another. Science 3.1.e - Students know matter has three forms: solid, liquid, and gas. Science 3.1.g - Students know that when two or more substances are combined, a new substance may be formed with properties that are different from those of the original materials. Science 3.5.a - Repeat observations to improve accuracy and know that the results of similar scientific investigations seldom turn out exactly the same because of differences in the things being investigated, methods being used, or uncertainty in the observation. Science 3.5.e - Predict the outcome of a simple investigation and compare the result with the prediction. Unit of Study States of Matter. Students will learn about the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. They will recognize new properties in new substances, if applicable. They will learn the importance of drawing conclusions from multiple observations. They will understand why a substance becomes a solid or gas as opposed to remaining a liquid, or any combination of the states of matter. Academic Learning Goals (outcome(s)/objective(s)) Identify liquids and solids Identify the new substance created by combining different substances Share responsibilities between group members Create and write down a testable hypothesis Motivation How is gummy candy made? Into - Introduction to Lesson Last class we saw how liquids can become solid by freezing. They can also become solid by combining with other substances. How many of you like gummy candy? Were going to make some today! Well also see how water and powder mixed together can become a solid or stay a liquid. Through - Instructional Strategies 1. Obtain enough Popin Cookin Sushi kits for groups of students (3 or 4) to each observe the process. 2. Divide students into groups 3. Provide spoken instructions for making sushi: a. Steps for popin cookin: 1. put room temp water into big oval indentation 2. put blue packet into water, stir (rice)

3. put water into square separated rectangular indentation 4. put orange packet into water, stir, spread out (egg) 5. put water into swirly separated rectangular indentation 6. put pink packet into water, stir, spread out (tuna) 7. put water into A indentation 8. put in green packet, stir (water) 9. put water into B indentation 10. put in red packet, stir 11. suck up red mixture w/bottle, drop in water (salmon roe) 12. put water into empty indentation 13. put in brown packet, stir 14. suck up brown soy sauce with bottle 15. mold rice into sushi shapes 16. spread out seaweed 17. cut into correct shape, place around rice 18. remove red jelly tuna, place on rice 19. remove yellow jelly egg, place on rice 20. remove red salmon roe, place on seaweed wrapped sushi 21. pour soy sauce on sushi as desired 3. Have students follow procedure, sharing responsibilities and materials. The teacher will read the steps one at a time and have students follow along in their groups, all conducting the experiment simultaneously as a class. 4. Stop students after step #4 and #11 to have them make a hypothesis about how the remaining substances will behave (i.e. become a solid, stay a liquid, change color, etc.) 5. Continue experiment. 6. Debrief at end and compare hypothesis and observed result. 7. Have students record their hypotheses and observations in their lab notebooks. Materials Popin Cookin Sushi kit, water, paper, writing utensils

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