About This Lesson
Focus: In this unit, students learn that matter, the “stuff” of which everything is made, exists in many forms. Students will practice sorting and grouping materials by characteristics, called properties, and investigate how the properties of different types of matter make them useful for different tasks.
Number of Lessons: 4, each lesson is divided into 3–5 lesson segments.
Instruction Time: We recommend that you plan for about 30–45 minutes for each lesson segment. We further recommend that you spend a minimum of twenty-five days and a maximum of thirty-seven days teaching the Properties of Matter unit.
