Thursday grade 4's will be beginning their study of the regions, provinces, and territories of Canada with Ms. Li and grade 5's will be beginning an investigation of the Properties of and changes in matter.
Here is a link to today's grade 5 science handout.
Today we will be introducing 2 important big ideas:
1. There are 3 main states (or phases) of matter. Solid, Liquid, and GaS.
Other more exotic states/phases exist (such as plasma) but are not as commonly experienced.
2. Matter the changes state is still the same matter.
Water that freezes into ice is still water, it's just changed into the solid state. Water that evaporates or boils into water vapor (or steam) is still water, it's just changed into the gaseous state (changed into a gas). Every kind of matter can change its state...not just water. Rocks can melt, or even be vaporized if enough energy (heat) is applied.
So what is matter and how does it change into different states?
Okay, rocks can melt. I get that. But what does rock in the gas state look like?
Here is a link to today's grade 5 science handout.
Today we will be introducing 2 important big ideas:
1. There are 3 main states (or phases) of matter. Solid, Liquid, and GaS.
Other more exotic states/phases exist (such as plasma) but are not as commonly experienced.
2. Matter the changes state is still the same matter.
Water that freezes into ice is still water, it's just changed into the solid state. Water that evaporates or boils into water vapor (or steam) is still water, it's just changed into the gaseous state (changed into a gas). Every kind of matter can change its state...not just water. Rocks can melt, or even be vaporized if enough energy (heat) is applied.
So what is matter and how does it change into different states?
Okay, rocks can melt. I get that. But what does rock in the gas state look like?
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