TEKS 3.6B: Classify Matter
Identify and Classify Matter
About this lesson
Learning Target: I can describe what makes matter a solid, liquid, or gas and identify examples of each.
Focuses On:
- Identifying solids, liquids, and gases based on their physical properties.
Builds On:
This is the first time that students are formally introduced to states of matter.
Next Level:
3.6C:
predict, observe, and record changes in the state of matter caused by heating or cooling in a variety of substances such as ice becoming liquid water, condensation forming on the outside of a glass, or liquid water being heated to the point of becoming water vapor (gas)
5.6A:
compare and contrast matter based on measurable, testable, or observable physical properties, including mass, magnetism, relative density (sinking and floating using water as a reference point), physical state (solid, liquid, gas), volume, solubility in water, and the ability to conduct or insulate thermal energy and electric energy
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This lesson is designed to support students' understanding of states of matter based on their physical properties, serving as an introduction to standard 3.6C.
In this lesson, each state of matter is broken down individually with examples and physical properties. For instance, students will explore a liquid's ability to be poured and take the shape of its container.
This is the students' first formal introduction to the three states of matter, with a special emphasis on the properties of gases. It is important that students understand the major differences between the three.
Grade 3ScienceTEKS 3.6B