4^th Grade Matter Unit Blueprint

How do heating and cooling affect materials?

Reinforces 4D(K-2)#2: Things can be done to materials to change some of their properties, but not all materials respond the same way to what is done to them.

4D(3-5)#1: Heating and cooling cause changes in the properties of materials. Many changes in the properties occur faster under hotter conditions.

Class discussion of lab (See Sharing Ideas on page 48 in Teacher's Edition.)

Checking Understanding, questions 1, 2, & 4 (See page 49 in Teacher's Edition.)

See pages 48 &49 Teacher's Guide for specific information on what to expect in students' answers. Also, read Assessment Strategies on page 48.

Introduction to 12D(6-8)#1: Organize information in simple tables and graphs and identify relationships they reveal. (See essay on page 76 in Benchmarks about the importance of student-generated tables and graphs at this grade level.)

Student-generated data table (Note: The Lesson, as written in the Teacher's Guide on page 45, assumes minimal exposure to student-generated data tables. Since students have completed the lessons in the Properties module, they should need significantly less support than provided in the text.)

Click to view sample of student work.

• Are students able to recreate the data table provided in the book?
• Do their tables include straight lines, a title, and column headings?
• Do students enter data in an organized method?
• Are their tables legible?