Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Wk 1

Invitation of What is the Universe made up of?

Explore solids and liquids

Explain and have students sort objects

Extend by learning the Secret Sort Game using solids and liquids

Evaluate by using journal as reflection

Wk 2

Review  solids and liquids

Introducing  the solids and liquids and learning stations

Conducting the learning station activity

Extend by discussing Collections on display

Evaluate by adding to the defintions of solids and liquids/jourals

Wk 3

Introducing solids and liquids and hand signals

Explore by introducing challenging substances

Explain by introducing the procedure

Extend by conducting the learning station

Discuss toothpaste and shaving cream & sand.

Why powders are solids.

Reflect in journals

Wk 4

Introducing Matter

Explore by demonstrating how to use the scales

Continue circulating to stations

Extend by discussing resulting results

What is matter?

Evaluate by testing “air” and What’s not matter?

Are people matter?  Use page 67 “What’s the Matter?

Wk  5

Introducing Gases

Exlplore by thinking of Evidence that  Gases Exit

Explain that gases are a third kind of  matter

Extend using peppermint demonstration:  gases can spread out and move around

Evaluate by using journal for reflections

Wk 6

Continuation of gases

Explore gas stations

Explain gas stations

Extend more challenging  substances

Classifying people and drawing gas

(journals)