Alvarado Intermediate School 2015-2016
Teacher: Sloan
Week: Sept. 8 – 11, 2015
Grade: 4th
Unit: Lab Safety and Physical Properties of
Content Area: Science
Matter
Content TEKS Covered:
Cross-Curricular STAAR TEKS Supported:
4.4A Collect, record and analyze information using tools.
(non-tested content areas only)
4.4B Use safety equipment as appropriate
4.5 Matter and Energy. The student knows that matter has measurable physical properties and those properties
determine how matter is classified, changed, and used.
4.5A The student is expected to measure, compare, and contrast physical properties of matter including size,
mass, volume, states (solid, liquid, and gas), temperature, magnetism, and the ability to sink or float.
Essential /Guiding Question(s):
Academic Vocabulary:
How do we classify different kinds of matter?
In what ways can matter be measured?
Why shouldn’t we depend on our eyes alone to measure physical properties of matter?
Why do you think we have more than one way to measure volume?
Why do you think some items float and some do not?
Classify
gas
graduated cylinder
liquid
mass
matter
observable properties
physical properties
scale
solid
solution
state
texture
triple beam balance
volume
WICOR Components (highlight):
Writing
Learning
Engage
Inquiry
Explore
Collaboration
Explain
Organization
Elaborate
Reading
Evaluate
Closing
Objective(s):
Monday
Task(s):
Holiday
We will…
Tuesday
We will…
I will…
Massing with
Triple Beam
I will… draw a
picture of what I
contrast
Balances – See
and Measure –
properties of
first predict
and write an
matter and
which item has
explanation of
measure mass
the largest
the drawing.
using a triple
amount of
beam balance.
mass; then,
compare and
learned today
record
observable
properties of
five items:
color, texture,
size and mass
using a triple
beam balance
and ruler.
Wednesday
Reading A
We will…
Continue from
Triple Beam
I will…choose
compare and
yesterday -
Balance Quiz
one object from
contrast
Massing with
Triple Beam
Balances – See
and Measure –
properties of
matter and
measure mass
our activity
today and write
about the
observable
using a triple
first predict
properties of
beam balance.
which item has
that item.
the largest
amount of
mass; then,
record
observable
properties of
five items:
color, texture,
size and mass
using a triple
beam balance
and ruler.
Thursday
Volume
Volume – frayer
A Matter of
We
Busters-
model
Matter – using a
I will… write a
will…measure,
predict the
vocabulary
double cell
paragraph
compare, and
volume of
diagram,
explaining how
contrast
beans in two
compare and
to measure
physical
different sizes of
contrast the
volume.
properties of
containers.
physical
matter
Measure and
properties of
including
record findings.
two objects.
volume.
Compare
properties of an
iron nail and
aluminum foil
(including
magnetic
properties)
Friday
Sink or Float? -
Density - SRA
We will…
predict the
read and
I will… draw a
measure,
volume of
answer
diagram of a
compare, and
beans in two
questions about
boat floating in
contrast
different sizes of the article
water and write
physical
containers.
a paragraph
properties of
Measure and
explaining
matter
record findings.
density.
including the
ability to sink or
float.
Individual Customized Learning
Differentiated Academic Support:
Bilingual/ESL Language Support:
Behavioral Support:
Tues: : F: N; P; S; V;C;
Tues: F; H; I
Tues: AE, AF, AG, AH, AI, AJ, AK, AL, AM
Weds: X, : F: N; P; S; V;
Weds: F; H; I
Weds: AE, AF, AG, AH, AI, AJ, AK, AL, AM
Thurs: F; N; W;
Thurs: F; I; J;
Thurs: AE, AF, AG, AH, AI, AJ, AK, AL, AM
Fri: O; AC; V;
Fri: H; I;
Fri: AE, AF, AG, AH, AI, AJ, AK, AL, AM
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