Teaching about the Properties of Matter and Rocks

1.1P.1 COMPARE AND CONTRAST PHYSICAL PROPERTIES AND COMPOSITION OF OBJECTS.

Lesson 1–Sort Students

• Student Sort Shuffle

Lesson 2–Sort Liquids

• A: Sorting and Using Materials

Lesson 3–Cohesion

• A: Bubblarium
• A: See Colors in the Bubbles
• TB: Antibubbles
• B: Sticky Water
• Engineering Connection: Break the Tension – why do engineers care about surface tension?

Lesson 4–Viscosity

• A: Viscosity of Ketchup
• A: Cooking with Chemistry
• A: Science of Cooking

Lesson 5–Sort Buttons

• A: Bodacious Buttons
• The Button Box

1.1E.1 EXAMINE CHARACTERISTICS AND PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF EARTH MATERIAL.

Lesson 6–Minerals

• TB: Minerals of Oregon

Lesson 7–Crystals

• A: Crystal Creations – epsom crystals
• TB: How do the salt crystals grow?
• TB: Uses for Mrs. Stewart’s Bluing

Lesson 8–Sort Rocks, Lesson 9–Rock Tests

• A: The Great Rock Sort
• A: Properties and Uses of Materials
• A: Recycled Materials
• A: Hard Rock Cafe Investigation
• Engineering Connection: Earth Rocks! – students categorize rocks, soils, and minerals and how engineers use these materials

Enchanted Learning: Geology, Rocks And Minerals

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A: Activities   TB: Teacher Background   SB: Student Background

V: Video   D: Diagram   L: Lots of Links

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Ask an Expert

• Ask an Earth Scientist

Linking to Literature

• Everybody Needs a Rock

Very Capable Students

• Become a rock expert A-Z rocks