4^th Grade Matter Unit Blueprint

12D(6-8)#1: Organize information in simple [student-generated] tables and graphs and identify relationships they reveal. (See essay on page 76 in Benchmarks.)

Summative Assessment: Student-generated data table for Freezing Water lab (See Creating a Data Table on page 95 in Teacher's Edition.)

Student-generated graph of Freezing Water lab

Note: Use Teacher-generated graph paper, available under "Teacher Resources" on electronic curriculum, in place of the Graphing the Temperature of Freezing Water (BLM 6-1) that is included in the Teacher's Edition (See Graphing the Data—Individual Task on page 97 in Teacher's Edition.)

Student-Generated Tables

• Do students understand the data they will collect, and are they able to create some type of organized data table without teacher support?
• Do their tables include straight lines, a title, and column headings?
• Do students enter data in an organized method?
• Are their tables legible?

Student-Generated Graphs

• Are students able to construct graphs of the data with less teacher support and greater quality than in Lesson 5?
• Are students able to use the graph to describe the changes that occurred during the experiment?

12D(3-5)#3: Use numerical data in describing objects and events.

12C(6-8)#3: Use analog and digital meters on instruments used to make direct measurements of length, volume, weight, elapsed time, rates, and temperature, and choose appropriate units for reporting various magnitudes.

Freezing Water lab and lab data (See pages 95 & 96 in Teacher's Edition.)

Checking Understanding Questions 1-3, 6 & 8 (See pages 99 & 100 in Teacher's Edition.)

Freezing Water

• Are students able to efficiently and fairly accurately take temperature readings?
• When writing the sentence describing the graph (see the bottom of page 63 in the Student Guide), do the students use the data to describe what happened?

Checking Understanding

• Do students use their data to answer the questions?

How do heating and cooling affect materials?

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

Checking Understanding Questions 4 & 5 (See pages 99 & 100 in Teacher's Edition.)

See page 100 in Teacher's Guide for information on student answers.