Changes Caused by Cooling

TEKS Objective

The student will predict and identify changes in materials caused by heating and cooling such as ice melting, water freezing, and water evaporating.

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Essential Understanding

The student knows that objects have properties and patterns.

Science Background

Heat and Temperature: Annenberg Learner (website) - Heat is the transfer of energy between two objects with different temperatures. Build your understanding of heat and temperature through easy-to-follow text and video (58 minutes).

Heat and Temperature
Annenberg Learner, www.learner.org

Signature Lesson

Water and Ice: Science NetLinks (website) - Observe what happens to water as it changes from solid to liquid form and back again, and use measurement and communication skills to describe change.

Water and Ice
Science NetLinks, www.sciencenetlinks.com

Eat This! Health Diaries (website) - Students explore the best methods for freezing bananas and strawberries to make a frozen snack.

Eat This!
Health Diaries, www.healthdiaries.com

Supporting Lessons

Frozen Fruit: PBS (website) - Investigate one kind of reversible change by observing water as it freezes and melts.

Frozen Fruit
PBS, www.pbs.org

Hot Ice: Energy Kids (PDF) - Test hot water and cold water to see which will turn to ice most quickly.

Hot Ice
Energy Kids, The NEED Project, www.need.org

Elaboration Lessons and Extensions

Changing State, Ice and Water: Crickweb (website) - Interactive game for primary school students in which materials can be changed from one state to another by heating or cooling.

Changing State, Ice and Water
Crickweb, www.crickweb.co.uk

Assessment Ideas

Give each student 2 small plastic cups, with 50 ml of liquid water in each cup. Have students predict what will happen to the liquid water when they place it (1) in a refrigerator and (2) in a freezer. Have students test their predictions and record the results in their science notebooks. Assess students’ understanding of the change caused by cooling by reviewing their science notebooks and/or having them verbally describe the results of their tests.

Literature Connections

Matter: See It, Touch It, Taste It, Smell It. Stille, Darlene R. (ISBN-13: 9781404802469)

Cooling. Whitehouse, Patricia. (ISBN-13: 9781403450975)

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(1.2C) Collect Data
The student is expected to collect data and make observations using simple equipment such as hand lenses, primary balances, and non-standard measurement tools.

(1.2D) Record and Organize Data & Observations
The student is expected to record and organize data and observations using pictures, numbers, and words.

(1.2E) Communicate Observations
The student is expected to communicate observations with others about simple descriptive investigations.

(1.4A) Tools for Collecting Information
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1.9A The student is expected to collect and sort data.

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1.11C The student is expected to select or develop an appropriate problem-solving plan or strategy including drawing a picture, looking for a pattern, systematic guessing and checking, or acting it out in order to solve a problem.

1.11D The student is expected to use tools such as real objects, manipulatives, and technology to solve problems.

1.12A The student is expected to explain and record observations using objects, words, pictures, numbers, and technology.

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Additional Resources

Raw vs. Processed Food: BioEd Online (Website) - Students gain an understanding of what “processed” means. They also distinguish between natural and processed foods, and learn about sources of some foods.

Raw vs. Processed Food
BioEd Online, www.bioedonline.org

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