Jasmine Mcelveen LP
Jasmine Mcelveen LP
Lab Materials:
Hot plate
Thermometer
250 ml beaker
Stirring rod
Tongs
Ice
Cold water
How does this lesson connect to and build on prior learning or previous lessons?
This lesson connects to and builds on prior knowledge because it builds off of students’ knowledge
of what is matter, what is mass, what is the volume, and the four states of matter. From there we take
a more in-depth look at the properties of the states and what that means for particle organization in
relation to temperature.
What are common errors or misunderstandings of students related to the central focus of this lesson?
CCSS NYS Chemistry Standards (list number of the standard and write out the portion of the
standard addressed in this lesson)
http://www.nysed.gov/common/nysed/files/programs/curriculum-instruction/chemist.pdf
● 3.1jj The structure and arrangement of particles and their interactions determine the physical
state of a substance at a given temperature and pressure.
● 3.1kk The three phases of matter (solids, liquids, and gases) have different properties.
What is the central focus of this lesson? What are the essential questions of this lesson?
● What changes in matter do I observe around me?
● How does matter change?
List concrete, specific and measurable (observable) learning objectives for the lesson [“what” will be
learned]
● Given the balloon example, the guiding questions, and the P.O.E discussion, students will be
able to predict the change in matter that will occur in terms of particle motion and physical
state of a substance as thermal energy (heat) is added or removed by correctly responding to
the writing prompt explaining what is taking place in the activities utilizing specific notation
and vocabulary in at least 3 complete sentences.
● At the conclusion of the lesson, following the water case study, students will analyze the
changes in state of water by completing a formal lab report earning at least 75% as their final
score.
Identify Academic Language Objectives and Functions (students will analyze, define, explain,
justify, etc.) [“how”]
● Solids
● Liquids
● Gases
● Phase change
● Freezing
● Boiling
particles in image)
(✘ - incorrect label
and organization of
particles in image)
CFU: (Appendix C) Formative Assessment of students’ ability to
Based on the balloon determine what happens to a substance
activity, respond to as heat is added or removed in terms of
the following prompt temperature and particle organization.
using content Students will also be assessed on their
notation and ability to predict the phase changes of
vocabulary in at least water.
3 sentences:
If you are given a
bottle of water at
room temperature,
what phase will the
water be in? If we
were to place the
bottle in the freezer,
how will this affect
the temperature of
the water? Describe
the organization of
particles within the
water? What is the
final state of the
water after being
placed in the freezer?
On the handout, students will make their With each step of the
predictions in the section that says “Predict.” learning, students are
Questions to consider for prediction: working independently
- What will happen? and making connections
- Will something explode? on their own. They are
- Will we be able to blow up the tasked will doing so
balloon? independently because at
- Will nothing occur due to errors in this grade level and stage
experimentation? of their life, they should
Students will be encouraged to write down be cognitively able to do
whatever they believe will happen (3 min) so. This adheres to
Piaget’s theory that as one
Next, I will instruct students to pay close develops cognitively their
attention to as I am about to carry out the learning will follow suit.
demo. I will complete each step making sure
to announce the steps taken at each step.
Once I have heard from 3-4 students, we will Students will apply their
discuss demo as an entire class connecting it learning to the discussion
back to the essential questions. At the end of questions in an effort to
the discussion, students will answer the summarize their learning
discussion questions at the bottom of the POE thus far in preparation for
handout. the next part of the lesson.
Video Segment:
We will now move into our discussion of Students will now watch a
particle motion/organization. Students will video that will recap
watch the following videos. Guiding information learned
questions/worksheets will accompany the previously and push them
video. forward into the topic for
today’s lesson. The video
After viewing the video and answering the will serve as an alternate
questions, students will go over responses in means of acquiring
their groups, and share out their agreed upon information and help those
responses. more visual and auditory
learners grasp information
Solids, Liquids, and Gases in a means of other that
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21CR01rl what was presented
mv4 previously.
Changes of States of Matter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwzkYTf Students will answer
HFbo&feature=youtu.be questions while viewing
the video to help them
organize their thoughts
and remain engaged
throughout the video.
· Explain how your lesson activities build on each other to facilitate student understanding.
· Predict areas where you might have problems in the lesson. Explain how your scaffolds will
help you respond to potential misunderstandings.
· Discuss the research and/or theories that support your learning tasks.
· Explain how your assessment(s) are differentiated and provide evidence of addressing the
learning goal.
My lesson activities build on each other to facilitate students understanding by following the theory of
instruction outlined by Gagne’s systematic instructional design process that share the behaviorist
approach to learning, with a focus on the outcomes or behaviors of instruction or training. The events
of instruction proposed include gaining attention of students, inform students of objectives, stimulate
recall of prior knowledge, presentation of content, learning guidance, practice, feedback, assessment,
and enhancement of retention and transfer of information (Gagné, Briggs, & Wager, 1992). While
each component is not spelled out explicitly, there are elements present at each respective stage to
facilitate students learning and successful application of skills. The Do Now recalls prior knowledge,
but also serves to hook them in as does the demo and provided them with real life examples to better
contextualize what is being learned. The POGIL serves to provide practice in the skills, while the lab
allows students to apply all that they’ve learned thus far to successful carry out the experiment and
successfully complete the lab report earning a grade of 75% or better.
Like all lessons, no matter how meticulously planned and spelled out, implementation will reveal
problems with design and teaching. I take this to be one of the benefits of teaching because at every
stage your investments and abilities to effectively design and teach are evaluated and based on how
students are able to meet the objectives, ongoing feedback is received. In this particular, I anticipate
issues with student’s recalling of prior knowledge. While it is my assumption that students have
encountered items in their daily lives that fall into the 3 states of matter, it may not be the case that
they are readily aware and will require additional scaffolds. In an effort to mitigate this concern, I have
prepared probing questions to help students recall the things they’ve been exposed to and to begin
categorizing those things into the different categories. I also think using items in the class to provide a
visual example will help as well. The demo is another area of the lesson that may present problems,
since it is a demo, not each kid will have an opportunity to engage with the activity (hands on), but
will have to rely on their observations to make the necessary connections. This may result in some
students not understanding what is going on and requiring additional guidance if they have a preferred
kinesthetic learning style. In an effort to solve this problem, I have prepared additional materials to
provide a few students an opportunity to carry out the experiment on their own if they appear to be
struggling with identifying what is happening in the way planned originally. With this being one of the
earlier chemistry topics, it is still pretty straight forward, so I do not anticipate many misunderstanding
outside of those detailed. Contextually, students should be able to grasp the larger picture ideas, and
the POGIL will help to provide more in-depth understanding they will need as they move into further
study of chemistry. They get to work collaboratively and really rely on their group members to
practice explaining their thought processes and understanding of the material. I believe each activity
and stage of the lesson will help reinforce the information previously presented, so by the time
students are working on the lab, they are prepared to apply all that they’ve learned thus far.
The research and theories that support the learning tasks are those of Vygotsky and Piaget. According
to Piaget’s view, in order to predict how learners will respond to attempts to teach science it is
necessary to understand the knowledge that students bring to a given teaching situation (Leach &
Scott, 2003, p. 92). Another learning theory that influenced my learning task take a Vygotskian
approach. According to this view,, “Learning and meaning-making are portrayed as originating in
social interactions between individuals, or as individuals interact with cultural products that are made
available to them in books or other sources (Leach & Scott, 2003, p. 92-92). Aspectos of each can be
seen in each activity and throughout the entire lesson. Students are required to recall their prior
knowledge and experiences to build upon that to make connections with the new content being
presented. Students rely upon their experience with cultural product and others. There is collaborative
work in nearly every activity as that provides a meaningful way for students to not only use their
individual approaches to arrive at the correct answer, but we learn best from our interactions with
others and that which we are learning about, and it was my goal to incorporate elements of that
interaction within my lesson. The Do Now is heavily reliant upon prior knowledge, the demo allows
for hands on interaction, students work collaborative with groups, the POGIL is student centered, and
allows students to collaboratively build upon fundamentals to acquire mastery of the learning
objectives, and the lab experiment/analysis allows students to engage with an everyday item in a
manner related to the topic learned about.
With that in mind, I also wanted to be sure to differentiate assessments to allow students an
opportunity to present their skills learned and application in a manner that works to highlight their
strengths. I provided multiple access points to the content, and provided assessments that allowed for
oral, written, and visual means of receiving and transferring information.
References:
Gagné, R. M., Briggs, L. J., & Wager, W. W. (1992). Principles of instructional design (4th ed.). Forth
Worth, TX: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers.
http://www.westerville.k12.oh.us/userfiles/4402/Classes/45553//userfiles/4402/my%20files/ph
ase.change.lab.6th.doc?id=505995
http://mrsgonsalves.weebly.com/uploads/5/9/7/5/59756325/kinetic_energy_pogil.pdf
Appendix A:
Brainstorm 3 household items that fit into the 3 categories of solid, liquid, and gas based on your
understanding of the term. Provide 3 examples for each. Students will fill in the table with their
answers.
Solid Liqui Gase
s ds s
1. 1. 1.
2. 2. 2.
3. 3. 3.
Appendix B:
On the POGIL handout, label and draw the organization of particles in solids, liquids, and gases.
Appendix C:
Based on the balloon activity, respond to the following prompt using content notation and vocabulary
in at least 3 sentences:
If you are given a bottle of water at room temperature, what phase will the water be in? If we were to
place the bottle in the freezer, how will this affect the temperature of the water? Describe the
organization of particles within the water? What is the final state of the water after being placed in
the freezer?
Appendix D:
Question:
How does time relate to the change in temperature of H2O as it changes phases from ice to water
to gas?
Pre-Lab Prediction: You will be applying heat to ice so that the ice melts, and then the water
boils.
If ice is melted and boiled, will the temperature rise steadily?
Hypothesis:
If ___________________________________________________________________,
then
__________________________________________________________________________.
Materials: hot plate, thermometer, 250 ml beaker, stirring rod, tongs, ice, cold water
Procedure:
1. Fill the beaker full (250 mL line) with ice and add cold water to cover the ice.
2. Put the thermometer in the beaker and wait for the temperature to stabilize (~5 min.)
5. Measure and record the temperature every minute, while stirring the water gently with the
stirring rod.
Label qualitative data—“melting finished”, “boiling begins”, etc.
6. Record temperature data until the water is at a full, rolling boil. Continue taking data until you
record the same temp three times in a row.
7. Turn off the hot plate.
8. Graph your results. Label the horizontal X-axis using IV = “TIME (min)” @1 min per line and
the vertical Y-axis using DV = “TEMP (oC)” from -10°C to 110°C @2 degrees per line.
Connect data points to analyze what happened when the ice melted and the water boiled.
2 12 22
3 13 23
4 14 24
5 15 25
6 16 26
7 17 27
8 18 28
9 19 29
10 20 30
When a material is cooled, its change in state typically goes from __________ to ____________ to
____________. There are some exceptions where the material will go directly from a gas to a solid.
Names of changes: Each change in the state of matter has a specific name.
solid liquid
liquid solid
liquid gas
gas liquid
gas
solid
(skipping liquid phase)
solid
gas
(skipping liquid phase)
deposition
Color Key:
solid
liquid
gas
melting
evaporating/boiling
1. What two states of matter are found during “melting” _____________ & _____________
4. During the “liquid” phase, the water is heating, thus the temperature is _____________
steadily.
5. What two states of matter are found during “boiling” _____________ & _____________
8. To change phase, one must add or subtract energy to or from a substance. Put the phases of
matter in order of from lowest energy to highest energy:
a.__________________ b._________________ c._________________
9. Describe an example from nature where energy is removed (“lost”) or added (“gained”) to
cause a phase change, and name the change:
10. Are there parts of your graph that look like the one on the front? ________
11. Identify at least 3 sources of error and how each could have affected your results during
your lab:
a.
b.
c.
State at normal
Boiling (°C) Freezing (°C)
- becomes - becomes
Material room temp
a gas a solid
(37 °C)
Discussion Questions:
1. Based on your observations, in terms of solids, liquids, and gases, what was the starting state and our resulting
state? What did we do to achieve this change in state?
2. What happens to the air (gas) in the bottle when you place the bottle into cold ice water/hot water?
Appendix F: Video Discussion Handouts
Solids, Liquids, and Gases
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=21CR01rlmv4
Name:_________________
Date: _________________
Section: ______________
3. Describe how the particles are packed in a liquid. Sketch their organization below.
4. Describe how the particles are packed in a gas. Sketch their organization below.
1. What needs to be changes in order to observe a changes between the states of matter?
3. Given solids, liquids, and gases, organize them in order of increasing particle kinetic energy.
4. What is vaporization?
5. Sketch the phase diagram for the changes in states of matter related to increasing kinetic energy.
6. What are the melting and boiling points for water in °C?
7. Given the following, use the 3 states of matter to fill in the blanks.
1.Substance A U °C
Z °C
2.Substance B Q °C
W °C
3.Substance C R °C
J °C