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States of Matter
45 minutes

Grade 1

Lesson: Solid, liquid and Gas

Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment

Exploring the solid, liquid and Gas. Exams

Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)

The student will . . .
What is Solid, Liquid, and Gas? Be able to understand the solid,
What are the differences between liquid and Gas.
solid, liquid and Gas? Be able to describe the
How do solid keep their shape and characteristics of solid, liquid and
size? Gas.
How do liquid keep their size, but Be able to describe the shape, size.
change shape?

Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies

15min Beginning the Lesson
s Devotion; psalm 19;1; The heavens declare the glory of God;
And the firmament shows His handiwork.
Explain the students that The heavens declare the glory of God. he
word heavens here refers to the material heavens as they appear to
the eye - the region of the sun, moon, and stars. The idea is that God
had made those heavens by his own hands.
Show the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-WZa80ttYw
Collect materials or photos of items representing each of the three
states of matter. Arrange the materials on a table (or the photos on the
board) in no particular order.
Do a 'grouping' activity with the children.
Divide the children into small groups (3 or 4 children per group)
Give each something to sort(buttons, small toys, blocks, etc) and ask
them to group (sort) the objects.

25min Developing the Lesson

s After the children are done, review how each grouped the objects.
Some may group by color, some by size, some by animal (stuffed toys),
some by shape
Explain that color, size, shape, etc. are all characteristics of the things
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States of Matter
45 minutes

Grade 1

they grouped.
Explain to the children that scientists use special characteristics to
group things into three states of matter. The three states are solid,
liquid and gas.
Split the white board into three sections: Solids, Liquids and Gases.
Taking one of the example items and pass it around to the children. Ask
them to examine it carefully.
Have the children decide which of the states of matter the item
belongs to.
Repeat with the other items/pictures you brought.
After grouping all the objects, brainstorm with the children what
characteristics the objects in each group share .
Summarize by saying;
Each state of matter has its own unique characteristics which can be
summarized:
Solids have definite shapes.
5mins - Liquids assume the exact shape of the containers they occupy, but
may not fill the container.
- Gases expand to fill the space of the container they occupy."

Closing the Lesson

Review

Formative Assessment Differentiation

Discussion Checking the students time and
again.

Resources

Whiteboard
- collection of materials (solids, liquids and gases). You may have the actual
object or you may bring photos of them.