Standard+D+Physical+Science

Post Standard D Resources here. Each resource will include a title, link to the resource, a short description of the resource, and grade level(s).


 * Standard D –** Physical Science
 * Title**: Mr. Wizard’s 400 Experiments in Science
 * Link:** [|www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/400wizard.pdf]
 * Description:** This PDF is an online book that contains 400 of Mr. Wizard’s experiments. In addition to containing experiments with directions and pictures, the book also talks about teaching students how to become experimenters, how to record their observations and how important it is to keep asking questions. Pages 10- 17 of this book focus water- looking at ways water breaks down, surface tension etc. There are also experiments and science project ideas to go along with molecules in water.
 * Grades**: K-8 can be modified for older or younger students

Katie Kastenson Schmidt **Standard D ** – Physical Science **Title **: Changing States of Matter **Link **: [] **Description **: This interactive video demonstrates the changing states of matter. The guide of the video is in Alaska and needs safe drinking water. Students are asked to make choices to help the guide find water. The end of the video reinforces what is necessary for water to change states. **Grades **: Upper Elementary School

Tom Barnet Standard D Title: Chem For Kids Grades: 4 - 12 [|http://www.chem4kids.com] A great place for students to research concepts during the explore phase of the inquiry model. This site is geared toward children and breaks down many of the properties of matter and energy.


 * Standard D –** Physical Science
 * Title**: Mr. Wizard’s 400 Experiments in Science
 * Link:** [|www.arvindguptatoys.com/arvindgupta/400wizard.pdf]
 * Description:** This PDF is an online book that contains 400 of Mr. Wizard’s experiments. In addition to containing experiments with directions and pictures, the book also talks about teaching students how to become experimenters, how to record their observations and how important it is to keep asking questions. Pages 10- 17 of this book focus water- looking at ways water breaks down, surface tension etc. There are also experiments and science project ideas to go along with molecules in water.
 * Grades**: K-8 can be modified for older or younger students

Kayte Cunningham Content Standard D - Physical Science "Science is Fun - In The Lab With Shakhashiri" This site is a tell-all of the famous UW Madison "Science is Fun" workshops and shows put on by Prof. Bassom Z. Shakhashuir. Included therein are experiments to try at home such as making things glow in the dark and layering liquids for cool effect. Grades: 2-8 (at least!) [|Science is Fun]

Stephanie Quartana Content Standard Science Standard D - Physical Science “Solids, Liquids, and Gases (Rookie Read-About Science)” by Ginger Garrett [|Solids, Liquids, and Gases (Rookie Read-About Science)] This book is about solids, liquids, and gases and how they change states. It is a non-fiction book for young readers and could supplement a lesson on states of matter. Graderange K-3

Michelle L. Miller **Description:** Within the physical science curriculum, it is important for students to understand that matter exists in different states; solid, liquid, and gas. This website allows teachers and students to manipulate different tools such as videos, games, and fun quizzes to practice and apply their knowledge of states of matter. I found the interactive components of the website to be an engaging and interesting way to allow students to experiment with diagrams, presentations, puzzles, and other learning tools which could inspire them to create their own to share with the rest of the class.
 * Standard(s):** D.4.3.
 * Title:** //States of Matter (neoK12:Educational videos, Lessons, and Games for K-12 Kids)//

States of Matter Michelle L. Miller The Heat Is On!
 * Grade(s):** 3-4
 * Standard(s):** D.8.8 & C.8.1. & C.8.3.
 * Title:** //The Heat Is On!//
 * Description:** Physical Science Investigation is an interactive website which allows teachers and students to watch experiments and explore concepts, such as the properties of heat, through inquiry based processing methods. The link leads to the teacher resource web page for //The Heat Is On// lesson and videos where students get the opportunity to become engaged by the demonstrations, explore possible answers and reasonings, elaborate on these predictions and answers using experiments, and finally evaluate their conclusions by using summaries, graphs, or other types of data. This website expands on a wide variety of science subjects and would be an excellent tool for a middle school classroom to practice critical thinking about physical science processes and properties. It also provides the teacher with the necessary handouts and worksheets.
 * Grade(s):** 6-8

__**Libby Dalbec**__ __**Standard D – Physical Science**__ Title: DragonflyTV – Kids Do Science Grades: Upper Elementary – Upper Middle School Description: DragonflyTV is a YouTube project for science, directed to kids. This link is for a video about earth quakes in California. The video features two teenage girls observing and recording data on the effects of earthquakes in their home state. DragonflyTV is a great resource for kid-friendly science videos. DragonFlyTV

Dolores A.L. Beaster Grade 3+ [|Ask the Van] The University of Illinois, Champagne/Urbana has a physics van that travels to schools. You can also visit this website and type in any physical science question and related questions and answers will pop up. I used it planning lessons and units to help myself ask better questions and guide student discussions. There is a "Question of the Day" posted which is interesting as well.

Title: “States of Matter” Grades: K-12, link dependent Description: NEO K-12 (neok12.com) is a website for educational videos, lesson plans, and games for K-12 students. The homepage shows a ton of different links for all content areas. The ‘States of Matter’ site, as is listed below, explains the three states of matter and it has links for different age groups. There are some nice videos and the site says it has been “reviewed by K-12 teachers.” Even with that being said, however, I would use caution, as part of the site directs you to Wikipedia for further explanations… [|States of Matter]
 * __Sarah Kinney__**
 * __Standard D – Physical Science__**

__Strand D. Physical Science__ [|The Snowflake: A Water Cycle Story] Grades K-2 <span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 16px;">A Linkcat entry for a picture book by Neil Waldman is above. Follow the water cycle through the physical phases of matter. The importance of water and how the water cycle results in the renewal over and over again are emphasized. The book follows the snowflake through a calendar year which also helps student connect to the cyclic theme.

Betsy Witthun [|Interative Periodic Table of Elements] Grades: 5+ This is an interactive website that allows one to click on any element in the periodic table to gather information regarding that element. The information provided is in written as well as auditory form.

This lesson plan, located on the American Chemistry Society website (which was linked through “The Science Spot” website), is part of a collection of downloadable LPs on different science topics (chemical change, the Periodic Table and bonding, etc.). The purpose of this lab LP is to ultimately explain that a substance reacts chemically in characteristic ways, and that these characteristics can be used to identify an unknown substance (with potentially different properties). I liked how these lessons/labs are inquiry-based, and incorporate the 5Es (maybe even the 7Es) to help students successfully learn about science related topics.
 * Meg Schaaf **
 * [|Lesson 6.6: Using Chemical Change to Identify an Unknown] **

Grade(s): middle school (6th-8th)

Katrina Kufrin [|Standard D--Physical Science] grades 5 [] This site contains a pdf lesson plan to teach the water cycle. It contains the complete lesson plan with an activity that has students creating their own water cycle. It also has a list of internet resources and picture books for the class. It also contains rubrics for a report and oral presentation of the water cycle.


 * Brie Gage**
 * Strand D: Physical Science**
 * [|Solids and Liquids Module]**
 * Grade: 1st**

This online module allows students to experiment by putting objects in an oven or freezer and seeing whether the objects freeze, melt, or stay the same. The site has a “Media” link for students, where they can see images, videos, audio stories, and websites. The site also has a “Teacher/Parent Info” link. If you click on this link there is a module summary, home/school connections, vocabulary, and teacher resources. I also included a link to the [|Verona Area School District's Science Resources] page. If you click on a grade, there are lots and lots of great resources and modules divided by what topics are studied in that grade.


 * Jason Sailing**

C.4.2 Use the science content being learned to ask questions, plan investigations, make observations, make predictions, and offer explanations D.4.3. Understand that substances can exist in different states-solid, liquid, gas Grades: K-8 []
 * Investigating Matter through Inquiry**

This book, which can be downloaded as a pdf for FREE, features a number of “investigations” (lesson plans) about physical science and chemistry. I would use Investigation 6 to have students practice using inquiry as well as to explore the three states of matter.

Top Chef //Science Experiments You Can Eat by Vicki Cobb// <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Lesson ideas: Mayo Butter<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;"> Oil/vinegar
 * Kirstin Kiphardt**
 * Title:** Emulsion and Emulsifiers (Oil and vinegar?!? and Mayonnaise?!?)
 * Description:** The inspiration for this topic came from a Top Chef episode in which the chefs prepared food as a way to explain a scientific principle. As an introduction to the concept, students could review a few snippets from this show and then conduct their own scientific inquiry. Although Vicki Cobb has written a book, she also has some website links to use as exploration resources.
 * Grades:** This lesson may be modified depending on your intended age group. The Top Chef episode targets high school students while the Vicki Cobb resources target much younger audiences.

Standard D Grades: 2-4 [|States of Matter]
 * Amanda Nemec**

This page gives 6 different hands on projects to teach matter: Solid, Liquid, and Gas. One of the activities is making butter with the students to show them how this works. I like that there were many different options to choose from on this page. These lessons were written by teachers, so you know they were tested out in the classroom.