Polk School District E.A.T.S Lesson Plan(s)
Teacher: Lefebvre, Rodriguez, Corn
Subject/Class: 8th Grade Science
Week Of: Sept. 8 - 11
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Standard(s)
S8P1c.
S8P1c.
S8P1c, d.
S8P1d.
S8P1d.
Essential Question/
Learning Goal
What are the
characteristics of
matter?
What are the
characteristics of
matter?
What are the
characteristics of
matter?
What are the
characteristics of
matter?
What are the
characteristics of
matter?
Activating Strategy:
Class Launcher:
Class Launcher:
Lesson Opener,
Warm-up, Hook
Formative Assessment
Probe- Nitrogen
Compounds
Class Launcher:
Some kinds of
matter are attracted
to a magnet. Is this a
physical or chemical
property of matter?
How do you know?
Class Launcher:
Which of the
following is an
example of a
physical property of
matter?
a. baking soda
reacts with
vinegar
b. a bicycle
rusts when
exposed to
oxygen
c. an apple is
red
d. paper is
flammable
e.
Class Launcher
Define chemical
property and write how
it differs from physical
properties (Use real life
examples in your
comparisons).
Review of physical
and chemical
properties of matter:
Teacher will
facilitate review by
reading different
descriptions of
either physical or
chemical properties
of matter. Students
will write their
guesses as either a P
(physical) or a C
(chemical) on a
flash card or white
Nitrogen Compounds
Laughing gas (nitrous
oxide), an air pollutant
(nitric oxide), and a
rocket fuel (dinitrogen
tetroxide) are all
composed of Nitrogen
and Oxygen atoms in
different ratios.
Students were asked
how the physical and
chemical properties of
these compounds
compare to the
properties of the
elements that formed
them. The responses
from the students are
listed below. Circle the
one you agree with
most.
A.
The properties
of all three
Writing across the
curriculum: go to
newsela and read the
assigned article.
Vocab Quiz Review
Which of the
following is an
example of a
chemical property of
matter?
a. Water boils at
100 degrees
centigrade
b. diamonds are
very hard
c. metals
conduct heat
well
d. When
exposed to
flame, TNT
is very
combustible
Polk School District E.A.T.S Lesson Plan(s)
compounds are
the same of as
the properties
of Nitrogen and
Oxygen
board.
B.
The properties
of all three
compounds are
different from
the properties
of Nitrogen and
Oxygen
C.
The physical
properties of all
three
compounds are
the same as
Nitrogen and
Oxygen but
their chemical
properties are
different
D.
The chemical
properties of all
three
compounds are
the same as
Nitrogen and
Oxygen but
their physical
properties are
different
Quick Write:
Write an explanation for
your choice. Give an
example.
Explanation/Ideal Answer
“B” is the most correct
choice because properties
of compounds may be
different from those of the
(10 mins)
Extended Response
Polk School District E.A.T.S Lesson Plan(s)
elements or compounds
from which it was formed.
For example, table salt is
composed of Sodium and
Chlorine. Sodium reacts
violently with water and
Chlorine is a poisonous
yellow gas. The physical
and chemical properties of
table salt is different from
the properties of Sodium
and Chlorine.
Teaching Strategies:
Procedures,
Technology,
Performance Tasks
Summarizing
Strategies:
Closing Activity
Writing across the
curriculum: go to
newsela and read the
assigned article. Take
the quiz and write an
expository summary of
what you read.
Students create a Tchart of physical
and chemical
properties of matter.
They must place the
correct descriptions
on the correct side
of the t-chart.
Students create a
collage of physical
and chemical
properties using
magazine cutouts.
One word
Summary:
Ask the students to
write one word that
summarizes the
lesson’s topic, and
then explain why
they chose that
word.
Update Aha Page in One word summary:
notebook
As a class,
brainstorm a list of
word candidates;
narrow the list to 3
or 4 most important
choices. Students
can debate for or
against a word as a
good one to describe
the
Vocab Quiz (15
mins)
Summative Test
Summative Test
Review
Summarization
Pyramid:
Examples for use:
a. For each line give
a prompt that will
yield a word or
phrase
b. What was
learned?
f.From least to most
ABC Summary:
Create a summary
sentence about
something you’ve
learned today that
starts with your
selected letter. Be
sure that your
sentence answers our
essential question.
Polk School District E.A.T.S Lesson Plan(s)
topic.
importance
g.Sequencing
Assessment/
Evaluation
Accuracy of t-chart
Accuracy of collage Quiz grade on
Newsela
Review score and
vocab quiz score
Test grade
Materials Needed
Composition
Notebook
Ipad
Composition
Notebook
Ipad
Composition
Notebook
Ipad
Composition
Notebook
Ipad
Composition
Notebook
Ipad