Physical+Changes+(4th+Grade)

by Chris Pugh

=Standards= Science - GLE 0407.9.2Explore different types of physical changes in matter.

ISTE NETS - **1.** **Creativity and Innovation** c. use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues.

=Lesson= TSW...
 * 1) Open Kidspiration 3.
 * 2) Click on SCIENCE and then scroll down to select RECORDING OBSERVATIONS.
 * 3) Click NAME button from the top toolbar, type their first name, then click OK.
 * 4) Discuss physical changes after watching[| http://videos.howstuffworks.com/hsw/8685-states-of-matter-chemical-changes-video.htm]
 * 5) Open Firefox browser, type KS2 in the Search box, and click the magnifying glass to search.
 * 6) Click on the link in the search results that says SCIENCE under the [|BBC - //KS2// Bitesize - Home]
 * 7) Click on the MATERIALS link and scroll down to click on the PLAY button beside the DIFFERENT CHANGES activity.
 * 8) Click on FULL SCREEN button.
 * 9) Run the demonstration that helps them find what dissolves into water. **Remind the students that what they are seeing takes much more time in real life. That is one of the reasons we are using the simulations.** Discuss what happens to the flour, sand, and sugar.
 * 10) Click on Kidspiration icon to flip over to record the observations and label the changes as either PHYSICAL or CHEMICAL.
 * 11) Click on Firefox icon to flip over to continue the experiments.
 * 12) Repeat steps 10 and 11 for the other substances in the next part, salt and coffee.
 * 13) Click on REVERSING button in the bottom toolbar.
 * 14) Drag the ice into the beaker to heat and cool the ice. Repeat steps 10 and 11 for the ice.
 * 15) Drag the raw egg into the beaker to heat and cool it. Repeat steps 10 and 11 for the raw egg.
 * 16) Drag the salty water into the beaker to heat and filter the salty water. Repeat steps 10 and 11 for the salty water.
 * 17) Drag the sandy water into the beaker to heat and filter the sandy water. Repeat steps 10 and 11 for the sandy water.
 * 18) Quit Firefox.
 * 19) Click on FILE and PRINT to print the observations in Kidspiration 3.