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All Aboard! The Polar Express Is Traveling to Science--Understanding the States of Matter While Differentiating Instruction for Young Learners
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Vowell, Julie; Phillips, Marianne – Science Activities: Classroom Projects and Curriculum Ideas, 2015
This standards-based science lesson introduces young learners to scientific inquiry and critical thinking by using activities to demonstrate three phases of matter (solid, liquid, and gas). By learning about the states of matter through a 5E instructional approach, students are encouraged to observe changes in the states of matter and to discuss…
Descriptors: Individualized Instruction, Critical Thinking, Inquiry, Demonstrations (Educational)