Matter Change States

Matter Change States book cover — Before After Reading Activities Teaching Focus Have students locate the ending punctuation for sentences in the book Count how many times a period question mark or exclamation point is used Which one is used the most What is the purpose for each ending punctuation mark Practice reading these sentences with appropriate expression Before Reading Building Academic Vocabulary and Background Knowledge Before reading a book it is important to set the stage for your child or student by using pre-reading strategies This will help them develop their vocabulary increase their reading comprehension and make connections across the curriculum 1 Look at the cover of the book What will this book be about 2 What do you already know about the topic 3 Let’s study the Table of Contents What will you learn about 4 What would you like to learn about this topic Do you think 5 Use a reading journal to write about your knowledge of this 6 Read the book 7 8 After reading the book complete the activities below In your reading journal record what you learned about the topic and your response to the book topic Record what you already know about the topic and what you hope to learn about the topic you might learn about it from this book Why or why not in the book’s chapters Content Area Vocabulary Read the list What do these words mean atoms bond chemical element energy gravity mass molecule volume weight After Reading Comprehension and Extension Activity After reading the book work on the following questions with your child or students to check their level of reading comprehension and content mastery 1 What are the different ways matter can change states Summarize 2 Why do people weigh less on Mars than on Earth Infer 3 What happens if metal gets extremely hot Asking Questions 4 When have you done something that caused a chemical change Text to Self Connection 5 How does temperature affect matter Asking Questions Extension Activity Design an experiment to test the boiling point of different liquids with an adult’s help Try adding substances such as sugar or salt to water to see if it changes the boiling point of the water What do you think explains the results

Matter Change States — page 1 — Atoms Build Our World Look around you Take a deep breath Listen closely Everything you see smell hear taste and touch is matter Matter makes up the universe from the tiniest speck of dust to the largest stars in space Naming the Atom A man named Democritus in Ancient Greece named the atom A means not and tomos means cut in Greek Atoms are the smallest things that cannot be cut or destroyed 4

Matter Change States — page 2 — All matter is made up of atoms Atoms function like tiny building blocks They are so small you cannot see them with just your eyes It would take ﬁ ve million of the smallest atoms to cover the tip of a needle Atoms ﬁ t together like Legos to create larger pieces of matter Even Legos are made of atoms But atoms are not shaped like rectangles They actually look like tiny solar systems 5

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