ES-PS1.A-3

IdentiFly

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COMBINED RATING

4.1 Stars

TEACHERS (25)

4.1

STUDENTS (23497)

4.1

LENGTH

15 Minutes

GRADES

CAPABILITIES

iPad Support

Spanish Language Support

Text-to-Speech Support

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Description

Materials need to be identified. The only way to do this is by launching them into the air and landing them on a variety of scientific tools. Towers may block your path. Smash them down if you have to. Clear the path with exploding blocks and launching rockets. All with the goal of better understanding the properties of matter.

Vocabulary Words

matter

physical properties

observation

buoyancy

solubility

electrical conductivity

hardness

temperature

thermal conductivity

boiling point

melting point

freezing point

texture

color

reflectivity

magnetism

measurement

standard unit

metric system

weight

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Properties of Matter. Suitable for Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5.

Main Concepts

Freezing point is a property of matter related to the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a solid.

Texture is a physical property of matter.

Buoyancy is a physical property of matter related to a material’s ability to float or sink in water.

The physical properties of a material remain the same even if the material is reduced in size.

Boiling point is a property of matter related to the temperature at which a substance changes from a liquid to a gas.

Melting point is a property of matter related to the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid.

The temperature is a measure of how hot or cold something is.

A balance or scale measures the weight of an object.

A measurement is an observation of a property of matter that is compared with a standard unit.

Matter includes all of the substances that make up the universe.

Properties of matter can be used to identify substances.

Color is a physical property of matter.

Hardness is a physical property of matter.

Reflectivity is a property of matter related to the amount of light that a material reflects.

Electrical conductivity is a physical property of matter related to how easily a material transmits electric current.

Thermal conductivity is a physical property of matter related to how easily a material transmits heat.

A material’s response to magnetic forces is a property of matter.

Solubility is a physical property of matter related to how easily it dissolves in another material.

A thermometer measures temperature.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What are all things in the universe made of? What are some physical properties (characteristics) of matter that can help us identify different types of matter? What does it mean to observe?

After the Game

Which types of observations did you use in the game to identify the physical properties of various types of matter? Which physical properties of the objects did you explore during the game? What did we learn about physical properties and size of the object we are observing?