What's the Matter? (SP)

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What's the Matter?

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What’s the Matter?: (Grade 2 • 60 minutes) Students will investigate three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. They will observe, describe, and compare physical properties of solids and liquids and they will combine solids and liquids to create mixtures and solutions.

Traveling Science Kits that support or extend this lesson
Pre & Post Visit Activities

This lesson supports the following science standards:

South Carolina Schools

Georgia Schools

Grade 2: SCSS 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4

Grade 2 Science
Properties and Changes in Matter
Standard 2-4: The student will demonstrate an understanding of the properties of matter and the changes that matter undergoes. (Physical Science)

Indicators:
4.1 Recall the properties of solids and liquids.
4.2 Exemplify matter that changes from and solid to a liquid and from a liquid to a solid.
4.3 Explain how matter can be changed in ways such as heating or cooling, cutting or tearing, bending or stretching.
4.4 Recognize that different materials can be mixed together and then separated again.

Grade 2: S2P1 a, b

Grade 2 Science
S2P1: Students will investigate the properties of matter and changes that occur in objects.

Indicators:
a. Identify the three common states of matter as solid, liquid, or gas.
b. Investigate changes in objects by tearing, dissolving, melting, squeezing, etc.

Please direct inquiries to:
Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
c/o Student Programs
USC Aiken, Box 3, 471 University Parkway, Aiken, SC 29801
(803) 641-3313 from Augusta 278-1967 Ext. 3313

RPSEC@usca.edu

Ruth Patrick Science Education Center
Center of Excellence in Educational Technology
University of South Carolina Aiken
471 University Parkway
Aiken, SC 29801
803-641-3313