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Molecule Madness
Duration: 30 minutes
Grade Level: 2
Students will use their own bodies to demonstrate how molecules are arranged and move within the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
Lab Connection: Grade Level: 2
Duration: 30 min
Concepts/Skills: States of matter, teamwork
Objectives:
- Identify the three most common states of matter
- solids, liquids, and gasses.
- Demonstrate the molecular patterns of arrangement and movement for the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
- Identify the states of matter of different objects.
Standards Connections
| Next Generation Science Standards | ||
| Grade | Performance Expectation | Description |
| 2 | 2-PS1-2 | Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties. |
| 2 | 2-PS1-2 | Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose. |
| Science and Engineering Practices |
Asking Questions and Defining Problems Planning and Carrying Out Investigations |
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| Cross Cutting Concepts |
Patterns Cause and Effect Structure and Function |
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