Title What’s the Matter With Change? Introduction

Melting Ice PFD

5.P.2.3: Summarize properties of original materials, and the new material(s) formed, to demonstrate that a change has occurred.

W.5.4: Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.

Name: _________________________ Date: ____________

Directions: Use this blank PFD to write how you would melt ice. You may not have to use all the spaces. That’s ok! Make sure to number each item.

1.0 Materials and Equipment

Equipment Log

Item #	Item description	Quantity required
1.1

Materials Used (ingredients)

Item #	Item description	Quantity required

2.0 Procedures

Step #	Write the directions in this area.	What type of change occurs at each step?

Name: _____________________

Date: _______________

Performance Task 2

Physical and Chemical Change?

On the table, are items which have undergone some type of change. Your job is to identify what type of change each of the items has experienced. Use the chart provided to list each item, the type of change, and a brief explanation of how you know the type of change.

Item	Physical or Chemical Change?	Explanation

Name: _________________________

Date: _______________________

Performance Task 3

The Doubtful Reporter

A reporter from WRAL T.V. station interviewed Douglas Osborne, Senior Manager at Biogen, Idec. The reporter stated that 5^th graders were too young to learn about the science needed to make medicine. Mr. Osborne disagreed with the reporter. He stated that at Biogen, scientists change matter in different ways to develop medicine. Mr. Osborne told the reporter that 5^th graders were very capable of learning how to describe matter and the ways that matter can be changed. Then he told the reporter that 5^th grade students in Franklin County had learned about matter and how it can be changed to form a new material. The reporter isn’t too sure he believes Mr. Osborne so your job is to prove that you can describe matter and how it can be changed. How are you going to do this?

You are going to write a letter to the doubtful reporter and describe the lab activities you performed with your team to learn about matter. You can use the observation sheets from the activities, the T-Chart you completed while watching the video, the Changes in Your Environment Chart, and any other notes that you have taken during class.

Include the following information in your letter:

1. 
   Explain to the reporter the activities you did in class to help you learn about matter and how matter can be changed
   
2. 
   Describe a PFD and how you followed it to make GrapeX and Product Z.
   
3. 
   Define matter and the 3 states of matter.
   
4. 
   Name two types of changes that occur in matter.
   
5. 
   Describe two types of changes that occur in matter.
   
6. 
   Give examples of these two types of changes of matter.
   

Remember, this is a letter so don’t just answer the questions as a list.

Name: ___________________

Date: ____________

Changes in Your Environment

(Form 2)

Instructions: Look for changes at home, in your neighborhood or around school. Remember that there are 2 types of changes. Write what you are looking, what change you saw happening, & what type of change occurred. Fill in 10 different changes you observed.

Observation	Change Observed	Type of Change Observed

Rubric for the Doubtful Reporter Letter

	4	3	2	1
Definition of matter with 3 states of matter listed	Accurate definition of matter and all 3 states of matter listed	Accurate definition of matter and all 2 states of matter listed	Accurate definition of matter and all 1 states of matter listed	No definition of matter and all 3 states of matter listed
Name and describe 2 types of changes in matter	Both changes of matter are listed and described.	One change of matter is listed and described.	Both changes are listed but not described	Neither changes are listed or described.
Give 1 example of both types of changes in matter	1 accurate example for both changes in matter	1 accurate example for one change in matter is given		No examples are given for changes in matter
Describe what a PFD is and how it is used	Accurate definition of a PFD and how it is used	No definition of PFD but there is an explanation of its use	Definition of PFD but no explanation of its use	No definition is given or explanation of how it is used.