Lesson Activity #1:
Science: What is Density?
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What is Density?
Density is the degree of compactness of a substance.
Lesson Description: This lesson will allow the home-schooled students to receive a better understanding of what density is. They will be doing this by experimenting, which objects out of three will float, or sink in the liquids. Once the experiment is over, they will complete a work sheet to submit on sugarsync for a grade. This experiment will be successful for auditory, visual, and hands on learners.
TEKS: §112.16. Science, Grade 5, Beginning with School Year 2010-2011.
(b) Knowledge and Skills
(5) Matter and energy. The student knows that matter has measureable physical properties and those properties determine how matter is classified, changed, and used. The student is expected to:
(A) classify matter based on physical properties, including mass, magnetism, physical state (solid, liquid, and gas), relative density (sinking and floating), solubility in water, and the ability to conduct or insulate thermal energy or electric energy;
Project Goal: The aim of this lesson is to give students a visual aid and an understanding of differences of density in three liquids and three solids.
Learning Objectives:
A) The student will successfully be able to explain what density is and how to find density.
B) The student will understand the differences of density between three liquids and three solids as well as what occurs when these solids are dropped in these liquids.
C) The students will be able to tell what will occur when liquids of different densities are combined.
D) This lesson will allow fifth graders to explore density through a science experiment and a worksheet.
Required Materials: This lesson will require the students to view the video and turn in an assignment over a computer. It will also require them to have corn syrup, cooking oil, water, food coloring, nickels, Legos, grapes, cups, and a large clear container. Lead-in-Activity: This lesson will begin by welcoming the students and giving them an overview of the lesson and experiment they are about to participate in. Once this is over, the lesson continues with a PowerPoint and a portion of the experiment.
Step-by-Step Process: This lesson will begin with an overview of the activities that will be done. Once the overview is finished, we will go over a PowerPoint about density in order for the students to gain a better understanding of it. After the PowerPoint, we will go over the materials, instructions, and beginning steps of the experiment. I will
demonstrate what to do with one of the solids in the liquids but from there, it will be there responsibility to complete the experiment and answer the questions on the worksheet for a grade. The fifth grade students will definitely learn a lot from this lesson and will be more knowledgeable about density, solids, and liquids.
Assessment: I will use a worksheet with a chart and several questions covering the experiment for grade this assignment. They will submit this worksheet after it is completed in their student folder on sugarsync.
Density is the degree of compactness of a substance.
Lesson Description: This lesson will allow the home-schooled students to receive a better understanding of what density is. They will be doing this by experimenting, which objects out of three will float, or sink in the liquids. Once the experiment is over, they will complete a work sheet to submit on sugarsync for a grade. This experiment will be successful for auditory, visual, and hands on learners.
TEKS: §112.16. Science, Grade 5, Beginning with School Year 2010-2011.
(b) Knowledge and Skills
(5) Matter and energy. The student knows that matter has measureable physical properties and those properties determine how matter is classified, changed, and used. The student is expected to:
(A) classify matter based on physical properties, including mass, magnetism, physical state (solid, liquid, and gas), relative density (sinking and floating), solubility in water, and the ability to conduct or insulate thermal energy or electric energy;
Project Goal: The aim of this lesson is to give students a visual aid and an understanding of differences of density in three liquids and three solids.
Learning Objectives:
A) The student will successfully be able to explain what density is and how to find density.
B) The student will understand the differences of density between three liquids and three solids as well as what occurs when these solids are dropped in these liquids.
C) The students will be able to tell what will occur when liquids of different densities are combined.
D) This lesson will allow fifth graders to explore density through a science experiment and a worksheet.
Required Materials: This lesson will require the students to view the video and turn in an assignment over a computer. It will also require them to have corn syrup, cooking oil, water, food coloring, nickels, Legos, grapes, cups, and a large clear container. Lead-in-Activity: This lesson will begin by welcoming the students and giving them an overview of the lesson and experiment they are about to participate in. Once this is over, the lesson continues with a PowerPoint and a portion of the experiment.
Step-by-Step Process: This lesson will begin with an overview of the activities that will be done. Once the overview is finished, we will go over a PowerPoint about density in order for the students to gain a better understanding of it. After the PowerPoint, we will go over the materials, instructions, and beginning steps of the experiment. I will
demonstrate what to do with one of the solids in the liquids but from there, it will be there responsibility to complete the experiment and answer the questions on the worksheet for a grade. The fifth grade students will definitely learn a lot from this lesson and will be more knowledgeable about density, solids, and liquids.
Assessment: I will use a worksheet with a chart and several questions covering the experiment for grade this assignment. They will submit this worksheet after it is completed in their student folder on sugarsync.
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