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    This lesson plan teaches students about states of matter by having them make ice cream. Students will mix cream, sugar, and vanilla together in a bag and then place the bag in a can filled with ice and salt. By shaking the can, the salt will lower the freezing point of the ice and turn the cream mixture into a solid ice cream. Students will observe and record the changes in states of matter during the process. The lesson allows students to apply their understanding of how cooling can change a liquid into a solid through hands-on experimentation.

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    This lesson plan teaches students about states of matter by having them make ice cream. Students will mix cream, sugar, and vanilla together in a bag and then place the bag in a can filled with ice and salt. By shaking the can, the salt will lower the freezing point of the ice and turn the cream mixture into a solid ice cream. Students will observe and record the changes in states of matter during the process. The lesson allows students to apply their understanding of how cooling can change a liquid into a solid through hands-on experimentation.

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    This lesson plan teaches students about states of matter by having them make ice cream. Students will mix cream, sugar, and vanilla together in a bag and then place the bag in a can filled with ice and salt. By shaking the can, the salt will lower the freezing point of the ice and turn the cream mixture into a solid ice cream. Students will observe and record the changes in states of matter during the process. The lesson allows students to apply their understanding of how cooling can change a liquid into a solid through hands-on experimentation.

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    States of Matter Lesson Plan

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    This lesson plan teaches students about states of matter by having them make ice cream. Students will mix cream, sugar, and vanilla together in a bag and then place the bag in a can filled with ice and salt. By shaking the can, the salt will lower the freezing point of the ice and turn the cream mixture into a solid ice cream. Students will observe and record the changes in states of matter during the process. The lesson allows students to apply their understanding of how cooling can change a liquid into a solid through hands-on experimentation.

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    (Science/States of Matter: Making Ice Cream)

    Materials/Equipment:
    spoons, paper towels, half & half cream
    sugar, vanilla extract
    quart Ziploc bags
    coffee cans
    ice, salt
    measuring cups
    measuring spoons
    science journal
    Changing Matter Worksheet

    www.aquariumofpacific.org
    Differentiated Learning:
    Auditory
    Kinesthetic
    Verbal/Linguistic
    Intrapersonal

    Curriculum Integration:
    Science

    Blooms Taxonomy:

    Knowledge/Remember
    Analysis
    Comprehension/Understand Evaluate
    Application
    Create

    TEKS Achieved:

    112.15 (b)
    5A Compare the physical properties of
    matter in liquid and solid states.
    5B - Predict and identify changes in matter
    caused by cooling.

    Visual/Spatial
    Logical/Math

    Classroom Strategies:
    Hands-On
    Small-group
    Simulation
    Lecture
    Problem Solving
    Whole-group
    Peer tutoring

    Pairing

    Interpersonal

    Submitted by: Tonya Williams and Teal Smith


    Grade Level: Fourth
    Subject/Topic: Science
    Rationale: Experiment with solids and liquids to create a new mixture by cooling.

    Objectives:
    TSW compare the physical properties of matter in liquid and solid states.
    TSW identify changes in physical properties of matter caused by cooling.

    Lesson Plan:
    Introduction guided discussion/questioning:
    What do you notice about the materials on this table?
    In scientific terms, tell me what you notice about the materials on this table.
    Some are solids and some are liquids. Do you think we can change matter from one state to
    another?
    Take water for example, if we boil it, what happens to the water? What if we freeze it?
    What state of matter would the water be in?
    Can we change the state of matter of these materials by mixing them together? How?
    We will experiment to find out what happens to the state of matter of these materials
    when they are mixed together.
    Process:
    1. Whole group instruction:
    Discuss vocabulary words: solid, liquid, gas, matter, observation, mixture
    What will happen when we mix two types of matter together? We will create a mixture.
    Think about some mixtures you have seen at home. Share with table partner, then share
    with class. (examples: chocolate milk, salad, cake)
    Share:
    o Some objects can be mixed together to create a new object. For example, the air
    we breathe is a mixture of carbon and oxygen.

    Today we will create a mixture by using two items and combining them together and
    we will take away the heat by add cooling; using ice. We will have a new object (or
    state of matter) after doing this.
    When we have an object that is a liquid, when we add heat, the liquid will evaporate
    or if it is a solid, it will melt. Think about ice cream, when the ingredients are
    combined to create a mixture and we add cooling, what happens to the mixture?
    Does it melt or would it turn into a solid?
    Today, we will take different states of matter and combine them to make something
    new. Ice cream!

    2. Guided Practice:
    Students will look at the ingredients and write them in their science journal. Next to each
    item, they will write its state of matter.
    Provide brief instruction on how to combine the ingredients.
    3. Independent Practice:
    Students will combine their mixture with their table partner.
    o Mix c. cream, 1 T. sugar and 1 t. vanilla into a small Ziploc bag.
    o Squeeze out extra air and zip the bag closed, then set aside.
    o Add c. salt to coffee can filled with ice.
    o Place small bag inside the coffee can and seal the can tightly.
    o Shake the can for 10 minutes.
    o Remove the small bag and observe whether the ice cream is a solid or a liquid.
    Clean up.
    Students will document their observations in their science journal.
    4. Whole Group Reflection:
    Students share their observations.
    Whole Group Reflection: Students share their observations; discuss answers to questions in
    science journals.
    Which ingredients used were solids/liquids?
    What was taken away to change from liquid to solid? (took away heat with ice - by lowering
    the temperature at which the ice is frozen, we created an environment where the milk
    mixture could freeze below 32 degrees and turn into ice cream.)

    How did the salt impact the result of this experiment? (When salt comes in contact with
    ice, the freezing point of the ice is lowered.)

    Enrichment/Extension:
    Students consider or research other items that go through changes in physical properties/state of
    matter and note in their science journal.

    Accommodations:
    1. Special Needs discuss vocabulary words ahead of time; have ingredients premeasured.
    2. ELL discuss vocabulary words ahead of time; make sure ELL student is sitting near teacher
    to observe measurements and proper technique.

    Assessment/Evaluation:
    Students will be assessed on their ability to identify the different types of matter by properly
    indicating in their science journals, as well as the outcome of combining mixtures to create ice
    cream.

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