Beyond-the-Basic Productivity Tools (BBPT)

Lesson Idea Name: States of Matter

Content Area: Science
Grade Level(s): 2nd

Content Standard Addressed:S2P1

Technology Standard Addressed:

Selected Technology Tool: Kidspiration

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):

Blooms Taxonomy Level(s):

Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level):

Level 1: Awareness Level 2: Exploration Level 3: Infusion Level 4: Integration
Level 5: Expansion Level 6: Refinement

Lesson idea implementation

The project will be introduced in the classroom with me explaining the differences in states of matter. I will
then explain to them how to fill in the Kidspiration outline that I created for them to fill out. It should not take
very long (half hour at most). I will explain to them that they will have to find pictures of specific items that
they feel will appropriately fit under each category (solids, liquids, and gases). Students learning will be
assessed at the end by the teacher seeing each students individual completed Kidspiration and checking if
they put appropriate pictures into the correct categories.
This lesson could be extended into higher level learning by maybe letting the students create their own
Kidspiration template from the start and making it a student - centered assignment. Concluding this lesson
will include a few of the classmates volunteering one-by-one to show their completed assignment to the
class. This will let them give others examples of each state of matter and can help other students have some
clarity if they may be struggling with the assignment. I will provide feedback to the students by going over
each of their assignments and letting them know which ones are correct and which ones are not correct and
why.

Summer 2017_SJB