Start by exploring the links below. Start thinking about the answers to the following questions while you explore. Record your initial answers in your science notebook and be ready to discuss tomorrow.
1. What is mass?
2. What is volume?
3. What is density?
4. What is weight?
5. What is a physical property?
Measuring mass- interactive balance scale:
If this tool is a "mass balance", what is mass?
http://www.teacherled.com/resources/oldscales/oldscalesload.html
Mass, volume, and density comparison:
Play with the settings for mass and volume. What happens to the volume as you increase the mass? What happens to the mass as you increase the volume? What is the difference between mass and volume?
Change the material that is in the water. How does the density change when you change the materials?
http://phet.colorado.edu/sims/density-and-buoyancy/density_en.html
View the slideshow linked below and read the Changes in Matter book (pages 4-6). Create vocabulary cards for the following terms:
Mass, volume, density, weight, physical property
On one side write the vocabulary word, on the second side write the definition of the word. Keep the vocabulary cards secure in the ring.
View the following slideshows at the link below for definitions: Mixtures Part 1, and Mixtures Part 2
https://sites.google.com/a/jeffcoschools.us/colorow-5th-grade-science/links/unit-1-parts-wholes-and-mixtures
Looking ahead... Tomorrow we will discuss these terms and what you think they mean after today's independent exploration.
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