We have been learning about Matter. Did you know that everything is made of matter? We have learned that matter comes in three states. Solids, liquids and gases. On Monday we found out the molecules act differently in different states. In solids they are so tightly packed together that they hardly move at all, in liquids they is a little bit of room between them so they can move a little bit more. That's why liquids FLOW! In a gas the molecules are SO FAR APART that they never touch each other. We pretended all 48 of us were molecules. First we were a solid. We were so tightly packed together, no one could get through us! Then we slowly pretended to become a liquid and then finally a gas. Mrs. Betts tried to video us acting like molecules. She didn't get it all but you get the idea!
Here we are as a solid!
Finally we are a gas!
After we pretended to be molecules we demonstrated our thinking on the iPad using Skitch. Here is one person's picture of their thinking.
After we look more closely at the properties of each state of matter we're going to investigate how matter changes from one state to another! Stay tuned to see our thinking!
Jack and Abby have been teaching me about matter this week. I think it is very interesting. I can't wait to hear all about how matter changes from one state to another. Are you excited to learn about it?
ReplyDeleteJack and Abby's mom
What an amazing way to bring kinesthetic learning into your classroom! Mrs. Betts and Mrs. Metz, you are both such wonderful teachers and always take the time to find ways to make learning meaningful for all learners :) I am proud to be your colleague!
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