TABLE OF CONTENTS - Lindbergh School District

Strand 1: Properties and Principles of Matter and Energy
1. Changes in the properties and states of matter provide evidence of the atomic theory
Major Objectives IS Suggested Activities Suggested Assessments
Concept A: Objects, and the materials they
are made of, have properties that can be used
to describe and classify them
a. Describe physical properties of objects (i.e.,
size, shape, color, and mass) by using the
senses, simple tools (e.g., magnifiers, equal
arm balances), and/or nonstandard measures
(e.g., bigger/smaller; more/less).
C10
a. Students will collect materials and sort them by
common attributes. Students will use magnifying
glasses to examine materials in the classroom and
sort the materials by properties. Students will
create measuring devices (string, hands etc) to
measure common objects (1.3)
a. Using hula hoops, students will sort
materials and explain the sorting
system.
b. Identify materials (i.e., cloth, paper, wood,
rock, metal) that make up an object, and
some of the physical properties of the
materials (e.g., color, texture, shiny/dull,
odor, sound, taste, flexibility).
C8
b. Students will play the game “I see
something……..” and have students guess what is
being described. (1.3)
b. Given a set of buttons, students will
classify by characteristics.
c. Sort objects based on observable physical
properties (e.g., size, material, color, shape,
and mass).
C1
c. Students will bring materials from home and sort
them by characteristics. Students will use
examples of things found in a grocery store
(meats, fruits, dry goods, etc) and explain how
different objects are alike and different. (1.3; 1.8)
c. Students will devise a sorting system
for rocks, leaves, animals, food, etc.
Using a chart, students will compare
similarities and differences of objects.
9 of 367