Fourth Grade Matter Unit: Lesson 2

4^th Grade Matter Unit Blueprint

Lesson 2: What Does Cooling Do?

Pacing Suggestions:
Day 1- Teaching Strategies Step 1 and first triangle in Step 2 on pages 54 & 55 in Teacher's Edition
Day 2- Remainder of Step 2 and Step 3 on pages 55 & 56 in Teacher's Edition
Day 3- Session 2 on page 57 in Teacher's Edition

Teacher Resources:
Tips

Essential & Unit Questions ¹

Benchmarks ²

Formative and Summative Assessments ³

Using Assessments to Monitor Student Learning

BSCS Science T.R.A.C.S. Investigating Heat & Changes in Materials

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 for Removing Heat lab

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?
Is there improvement between the tables generated for Lessons 1 & 2. For example, do they allow more space, if needed?

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.

Checking Understanding, Questions 1-4 (See page 57 in Teacher's Edition.)

See Step 4 on page 57 Teacher's Edition for specific information on what to expect in students' answers. Also, read Assessment Strategies on page 57.

1. For conceptual benchmarks.
2. Bolded sections indicate portion of benchmark addressed
3. Unless noted as a Summative Assessment, the assessments are formative and should be used to guide teaching and learning.

4th Grade Matter Unit Blueprint

4^th Grade Matter Unit Blueprint