LESSON PLAN
Teacher’s name Violeta Mikulec
Subject Science
Grade / Age 4th/8-9 y.o
Topic Water states of matter
Lesson title The 3 states of water
Lesson duration 40 minutes
Lesson objectives
The student will be able to:
- to distinguish between 3 aggregate states of water
- to know the conditions under which water changes its aggregate state.
Innovative methods, strategies,
Differentiated strategy for SEN students
techniques
demonstrative method, experimental To distinguish between the 3 aggregate states
method, learner-centered To recognize visually the states of the water
Forms of teaching Resources/links
Teacher’s book, student’s book,pictures,
Group work; Individual work flashcards, video
Distance & Remote learning Materials
A drink that has been in a freezer.
www.dreamdream.eu Kettle (electric one) or device to boil the water
Mirror (cold, either kept outside, or in a
refrigerator or freezer)
Plastic container
SUMMARY OF TASKS/SCENARIOS
Introduction
Brainstorming activities
The teacher starts the lesson with the technique “Mind mapping” and places the word
WATER in the center of the online board. Then asks the students to copy it in their
notebooks and write where water is used. For students with SEN, the teacher also places
pictures so that they too can be included in the conversation.
• Teacher asks the students questions: What happens to the mirrors in the bathroom when
they are near a bath or shower with hot water? We discuss how mirrors get covered by
water steam. Showing the students a drink that has been in the freezer. What happens on
the outside of it?
Teacher is open to their replies.
Water dew appears….
Main part
The teacher demonstrates experiments on boiling water and water condensation.
Then the teacher explains to the students an experiment which will practically show how,
depending on the temperature, water can be in a liquid, solid or gaseous state. In front of
the students, in front of the screen/camera?, the teacher heats water in a kettle and the
water starts to evaporate from it, and above it he/she holds a cold mirror, which is placed at
an angle, so that the water vapor, when it cools down, pours over the surface of the mirror
into another container.
The teacher creates a randomly selected group of students, and in order not to waste time,
places them in virtual rooms. There, the students discuss and describe one of the given
examples: the example with the mirror in the bathroom or the example with cold drinks
from fridges.
Closure
The teacher asks for an explanation about the water states (water freezes and turns into
a solid state at a temperature of 0°C, and boils and turns into a gas at a temperature of
100 °C). At what temperature the water is in a liquid state?
A discussion is conducted on the following questions:
1. What did we do today?
2. How did you feel?
3. What did you learn?
Assessment
The teacher monitors the group's oral responses and activities using the group
observation tool/holistic list for formative assessment adjusted to the class
Students distinguish three aggregate states of water, name them and know how to
describe the process.
Personal notes/references/reminders/homework
To read the lesson of the three states of water and to do an experiment at home with their
parents on the evaporation and freezing of water.
1. Experiment on boiling water and evaporation. Required materials: teapot, plastic
container, mirror.
Fill the kettle with water and turn it on. When the water starts to boil and evaporate,
steam comes out of the kettle. If we place a mirror above the steam, it starts to fog up
and after a certain time, water droplets start to form on it. It is steam that condenses. If
the mirror is placed at a certain angle, water droplets begin to slide on it and fall into a
container placed next to it.
2. Experiment on freezing of water. Materials required: plastic container, freezer for deep
freezing. Water in a plastic container is placed in the chamber in the refrigerator. Every
fifteen minutes, the container is taken out of the refrigerator and the changes that occur
with the water are observed. First, the water becomes colder, and then hard parts begin to
form on the surface. At the end, the water is completely in a solid aggregate state - ice.
