1. Teacher: Melissa Winfield
Content Area Subject: Science
Curriculum Area: Physical Science (Matter)
Grade Level: 5/6 (special ed)
National Learning Standard:
NS.5-8.2 PHYSICAL SCIENCE
As a result of their activities in grades 5-8, all students should develop an
understanding
• Properties and changes of properties in matter
• Motions and forces
• Transfer of energy
Lesson Objectives:
1. The student will be able to recognize that matter is anything that has mass
and takes up space.
2. The student will be able to conclude that an object’s physical properties can
be used to identify it.
Materials: Smartboard, Computer, 1-2 different items for each state
of matter (solid, liquid, gas- ex: balloon filled with helium, pencil, water,
etc…)
Procedures:
1. The teacher will start the lesson by reviewing the term matter and
its three states. The teacher will model and categorize various
physical examples of each property and initiate the creation of a list.
Next, the teacher will ask for further examples from students and add
their examples to the list as well.

2. 2. The students will watch a Youtube video that further explains the
concept of the three different states of matter. The students will
take notes as they watch the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWkWrI1WnK4
3. The teacher will lead the students in a Smartboard sorting game
where students will be required to sort various pictures according to
the three different states of matter.
Independent Practice: Students will engage in an online interactive
game where they must separate objects according to their physical
properties and answer related questions.
(http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/6_7/grouping_materi
als_fs.shtml)
Evaluation: Students will take an online quiz at the end of the
interactive game to verify their learning and understanding.