The Phases of Matter

What Are the Different States of Matter?

3rd Grade
By: Brenda Luevano
Thematic Unit Planning Matrix
Conten Essential Centers
Technology Assessme
t or
Question (Activities)
Integration
nt and/or
Subject
s
(Must include
Rubric
Area
at least 2 Web
Scale
2.0 tools)

Student
Products or
Portfolio

Students The teacher

will
will be
watch a evaluating
video on their
BrainPop grammar and
about the the amount
different of creativity
states of they input
matter. into their
Students presentations
will be .
using the
Internet
to
research
using
Yahoo,
Google,
or any
search
engine
that is
available
for them
about the
states of
matter.
Students
will be
creating a
poster
using
Glogster
to create
their

Each group will

have created
their
presentations
that showcases
what they have
found in their
research about
the states of
matter.

English What are

and
the
Langua different
ge Arts states of
matter?

Students
will be
working in
groups
and
researchin
g using
the
Internet to
figure out
the
different
states of
matter and
record
their
findings.
After
researchin
g students
will create
their own
presentati
on in their
groups
that
explains
each states
of matter

Standards:
The ISTE NETS and
Performance Indicators for
Teachers and Students
TEKS
ISTE NETS for Teachers:
1. Facilitate and inspire
student learning and
creativity
c. Promote student
reflection using
collaborative tools
to reveal and
clarify students
conceptual
understanding and
thinking, planning,
and creative
processes.
ISTE NETS for Students:
Empowered Learner
Students leverage
technology to take
an active role in
choosing,
achieving and
demonstrating
competency in
their learning
goals, informed by
the learning
sciences.
1c
Students
use
technolog
y to seek
feedback
that
informs

by making
a poster
using
Glogster.

presentati
ons with
their
groups.

and
improves
their
practice
and to
demonstra
te their
learning
in a
variety of
ways.
Global Collaborator
Students use digital
tools to broaden
their perspectives
and enrich their
learning by
collaborating with
others and working
effectively in
teams locally and
globally.
7c
Students
contribute
constructi
vely to
project
teams,
assuming
various
roles and
responsibi
lities to
work
effectively
toward a
common
goal.

TEKS:
(28) Research/Organizing
and Presenting Ideas.
Students organize and
present their ideas and
information according to the
purpose of the research and
their audience. Students are
expected to draw
conclusions through a brief
written explanation and
create a works-cited page
from notes, including the

Scienc What are

the
e

Students will
create a
characterist bubble map
ics of the using
states of
bubbl,us that
matter?
will show
the different
characteristi
c of each of
the states of
matter.

Student
s will
be
using
Bubbl.u
s to
create a
bubble
map
Student
s will
play a
game in
BrainPo
p with
their
partners
after the
activity.

Stud
ents
will
be
taki
ng a
quiz
in
Brai
nPo
p to
see
wha
t
they
hav
e
lear
ned
at
the
end
of
the
day.

Each
of the
bubble
maps
that
were
create
d by
the
studen
ts will
be
used
as
future
refere
nces.

author, title, publisher, and

publication year for each
source used.
ISTE NETS for Teachers:
2. Design and develop
digital age learning
experiences and
assessments
a. Design or adapt
relevant learning
experiences that
incorporate digital
tools and resources
to promote student
learning and
creativity.
ISTE NETS for Students:
Global Collaborator
Students use digital
tools to broaden
their perspectives
and enrich their
learning by
collaborating with
others and working
effectively in
teams locally and
globally.
7c
Students
contribute
constructi
vely to
project
teams,
assuming
various
roles and
responsibi
lities to
work
effectively
toward a
common
goal.
TEKS:
(5) Matter and energy. The
student knows that matter
has measurable physical
properties and those
properties determine how
matter is classified,

Theatre How do

states of
matter
change
from one to
the other?

Students will
work as a
class to
come up
with a play
that shows
how each
state of
matter
changes
from one to
the other and
showcases
each of their
characteristi
cs.

Student Students Students will

s will will act out save their ideas
that were typed
come their play into the
up with in front of Microsoft Word
a
their
document to be
used as a source
dialogu teacher
in their portfolio.
e as a and the
class
teacher
using will
Google evaluate
Docs. them on
Student the content
s will in their
be able dialogue
to use and the use
YouTu of their
be to
language
use
and the use
music of their
as their space
backgro around
und
them.
noise.

changed, and used. The

student is expected to:
(B) describe and
classify samples of
matter as solids,
liquids, and gases
and demonstrate
that solids have a
definite shape and
that liquids and
gases take the
shape of their
container;
ISTE NETS for Teachers:
2. Design and develop
digital age learning
experiences and
assessments
a. Design or adapt
relevant learning
experiences that
incorporate digital
tools and resources
to promote student
learning and
creativity.
ISTE NETS for Students:
Global Collaborator
Students use digital tools to
broaden their perspectives
and enrich their learning by
collaborating with others
and working effectively in
teams locally and globally.
7c
Students contribute
constructively to
project teams,
assuming various
roles and
responsibilities to
work effectively
toward a common
goal.
TEKS:
(b) Knowledge and skills
. (1) Foundations:
inquiry and
understanding. The
student develops
concepts about
self, human
relationships, and

the environment
using elements of
drama and
conventions of
theatre. The
student is expected
to:
(A) react
to sensory
and
emotional
experienc
es such as
sight or
sound and
happiness
or sadness
through
creative
play;
(B) create
playing
space
using
expressive
and
rhythmic
movement
;
(C)
respond to
sounds,
music,
images,
language,
and
literature
using
movement
; and
(D) reflect
the
environme
nt, portray
character,
and
demonstra
te actions
in
classroom
dramatizat
ions.

(2) Creative
expression:
performance. The
student interprets
characters using
the voice and body
expressively and
creates
dramatizations.
The student is
expected to:
(A)
demonstra
te safe use
of
movement
and voice;
(B)
participate
in a
variety of
roles in
real life or
imaginati
ve
situations
through
narrative
pantomim
e,
dramatic
play, or
story
dramatizat
ion;
(D)
dramatize
literary
selections
using
pantomim
e and
imitative
dialogue.