Oobleck Lesson Plan
Adventure with Oobleck
Date/Time: 3-26-14 11:10-11:40
Sources:
Science Center. (n.d.). Oobleck: A program about states of matter. Retrieved from http://http://
www.sciencenter.org/programs/d/oobleck background info and classroom activities.pdf
NC Essential Standard & Objective: 2.P.2 Understand the properties of solids and liquids and the changes they undergo
Clarifying Objective: 2.P.2.1 Give examples of matter that changes from a solid to a liquid and
from a liquid to a solid by heating and cooling
Specific Learning and Participation Objectives: Students will be able to analyze through experiments on the states of matter. Students can create by physically writing their observations and thoughts. Students will understand the concepts by explaining in their own words what has happened throughout the processes (observations).
Target science concept(s): Students will understand what matter is and the states of matter. Matter is everything around us (anything that takes up space – living or nonliving) and is most commonly in three states (solid, liquid and gas). By examining the objects, students learn that the book is a solid (in the form of molecules is tightly bound), the water is a liquid (the molecules are close together and moving loosely past one another), and the balloon contains a gas. Students manipulate the oobleck and learn that it does not follow one state of matter (it is a Non-Newtonian substance). By observing the heated and frozen oobleck, students will get a better understanding of how the states of
Hoffman, P. (n.d.). Making "oobleck". Retrieved from http://http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3457
PBS Learning Media. (2014). Air is matter. Retrieved from http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.descwrld.lp_air/air-is-matter/
Bauer, D. (2004). Everything is Matter!. Bloomington, Minn: Yellow Umbrella Books.
Seuss, & Random House (Firm) (1949). Bartholomew and the oobleck. New York: Random
Date/Time: 3-26-14 11:10-11:40
Sources:
Science Center. (n.d.). Oobleck: A program about states of matter. Retrieved from http://http://
www.sciencenter.org/programs/d/oobleck background info and classroom activities.pdf
NC Essential Standard & Objective: 2.P.2 Understand the properties of solids and liquids and the changes they undergo
Clarifying Objective: 2.P.2.1 Give examples of matter that changes from a solid to a liquid and
from a liquid to a solid by heating and cooling
Specific Learning and Participation Objectives: Students will be able to analyze through experiments on the states of matter. Students can create by physically writing their observations and thoughts. Students will understand the concepts by explaining in their own words what has happened throughout the processes (observations).
Target science concept(s): Students will understand what matter is and the states of matter. Matter is everything around us (anything that takes up space – living or nonliving) and is most commonly in three states (solid, liquid and gas). By examining the objects, students learn that the book is a solid (in the form of molecules is tightly bound), the water is a liquid (the molecules are close together and moving loosely past one another), and the balloon contains a gas. Students manipulate the oobleck and learn that it does not follow one state of matter (it is a Non-Newtonian substance). By observing the heated and frozen oobleck, students will get a better understanding of how the states of
Hoffman, P. (n.d.). Making "oobleck". Retrieved from http://http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/3457
PBS Learning Media. (2014). Air is matter. Retrieved from http://www.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/phy03.sci.phys.descwrld.lp_air/air-is-matter/
Bauer, D. (2004). Everything is Matter!. Bloomington, Minn: Yellow Umbrella Books.
Seuss, & Random House (Firm) (1949). Bartholomew and the oobleck. New York: Random