Introduction
Teacher Input 1
- Greet the learners.
- Show learners blocks of ice that you have taken out of the school freezer and placed in a transparent Tupperware / glass.
- Ask learners what is going to happen to the ice blocks if you leave the containers on your table.
Answer: It will melt. It will turn into water.
- Tell the learners that we are going to talk about solids, liquids and gases today.
- Tell them that you are now going to show them a video clip.
- Show VIDEO CLIP 1: Ice Skater falls through ice (0:9 min.).
- Lead a discussion on why the ice skater fell through the ice. What happened to the ice?
Answer: It melted; It changed from a solid state to a liquid state.
- Present an overview of the three different states of matter by using PRESENTATION 1: Solids, liquids and gases.
- Show VIDEO CLIP 2: Solids, liquids and gases (3:00 min.).
Learner Activity 1
Teacher Input 2
Learner Activity 2
Learner Activity 3
Teacher Input 3
Learner Activity 4
Revision Activity 1
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