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TEKS Objective

The student is expected to measure, compare, and contrast physical properties of matter, including size, mass, volume, states (solid, liquid, gas) temperature, magnetism, and the ability to sink or float.

Essential Understanding

The student knows that matter has physical properties and those properties determine how matter is classified, changed and used.

Science Background

What is Matter: MathMol (website) - Helpful explanation of the term “property,” as it relates to physical objects, and discussion of how we use properties to describe objects.

What is Matter
MathMol, www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol

States of Matter: MathMol (website) - Discusses characteristic properties and behaviors of the three principle states of matter (solid, liquid and gas), including size and shape.

States of Matter
MathMol, www.nyu.edu/pages/mathmol

Signature Lesson

Investigating Size and Scale: Sciencelearn.org.nz (doc) - Students learn how the properties of matter can change with scale.

Investigating Size and Scale
Science Learning, Sciencelearn.org.nz

Supporting Lessons

Measuring Mass Tools: Ohio State University (PDF) – Students use metric measurements to compare objects.

Measuring Mass Tools
Ohio State University, www.gk-12.osu.edu

Tools of the Trade: Ohio State University (PDF) – Students select and use different tools to measure length, mass and volume.

Tools of the Trade
Ohio State University, www.gk-12.osu.edu

Elaboration Lessons and Extensions

Matter, Matter, What's the Matter? Children’s Museum of Houston (PDF) - Four lesson-unit in which students explore the properties of matter, and classify objects according to physical properties, including size.

Matter, Matter, What’s the Matter?
Children's Museum of Houston, www.cmhouston.org

Assessment Ideas

Provide students with a variety of solid objects and have them measure each object’s dimensions. Also provide students with graduated cylinders with which to measure liquids.

Literature Connections

Sorting. Pluckrose, Henry (ISBN: 978-0516454580)

Matter. Wilkin, Fred (ISBN: 978-0516012841)

Matter: See It, Touch It, Taste It, Smell It. Stille, Darlene (978-1404803442)

Matter. Walker, Sally (ISBN: 978-0822528449)

Related Science TEKS

(4.4A) Tools for Collecting and Analyzing Information
The student is expected to collect, record, and analyze information using tools, including calculators, microscopes, cameras, computers, hand lenses, metric rulers, Celsius thermometers, mirrors, spring scales, pan balances, triple beam balances, graduated cylinders, beakers, hot plates, meter sticks, compasses, magnets, collecting nets, and notebooks; timing devices, including clocks and stopwatches; and materials to support observation of habitats of organisms such as terrariums and aquariums.

Related Math TEKS

4.11A  The student is expected to estimate and use measurement tools to determine length (including perimeter), area, capacity and weight/mass using standard units SI (metric) and customary measurement system.

4.11B   The student is expected to perform simple conversions between different units of length, between different units of capacity, and between different units of weight within the customary measurement system.

4.11E   The student is expected to explain the difference between weight and mass.

4.16B   The student is expected to justify why an answer is reasonable and explain the solution process.

Additional Resources

States of Matter Unit: Morton (IL) District 709 (PDF) - Two-three week unit on the properties of matter.

States of Matter Unit
Morton (IL) District 709, http://webs.morton709.org

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