Fourth Grade Matter Unit: Lesson 7

4^th Grade Matter Unit Blueprint

Lesson 7: The Secret Mixture

Pacing Suggestions:
Day 1- Steps 1 & 2 on page 65 in Student Guide & Step 1 on page 66 in Student Guide
Day 2- Steps 2-3 on pages 66-67 in Student Guide
Day 3- Step 4 on page 67 in Student Guide

Teacher Resources:
Tips	Student-Designed Experiment Rubric (Microsoft^® Word^®) Student-Designed Experiment Rubric (Adobe^® Reader^® PDF)

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 Properties

In general, how does mixing two or more materials affect their properties? Why is this important?

Illinois Performance Descriptor: Students will design and conduct experiments (See page 76 in Benchmarks about the importance of student-designed experiments.)

4D(3-5)#4: When a new material is made by combining two or more materials, it has properties that are different from the original materials. For that reason, a lot of different materials can be made from a small number of basic kinds of 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.)

Summative Assessment: Students design/conduct experiment and analyze data in The Secret Mixture lab (See page 93 in Teacher's Edition)

When designing their experiments, do the students use their knowledge about the properties of the powders when combined with different liquids?

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