Particles of Matter: Epic 5th Grade Classroom Mission

Storyline

Using their knowledge of particles, the crew will help Anja take down Patient-19 and her devious mutant plant operation.

Patient-19 is currently working on a top-secret project to create large mutant carnivorous plants and release them into society. Anja, an botonist ally of ours, is currently working undercover at Patient-19's base to take down the operation, but she needs our help. She has called for our assistance to develop plans for how to shut down the operation once and for all. Teams will need to use their knowledge of particles to not only come up with a plan that meets their team's mission objective but also create a model of their plan on the particle level. Can the crew bring down Patient-19's operation before being detected by security? Or will her security team catch on to the plans?

Est. time: 36 min

Targeted Standards

3-Dimensional Science

Science and Engineering Practices

Developing and Using Models

Students develop models to show how particles that are too small to be seen with various real-world examples.

Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

Students explain how their solutions met specific criteria and constraints of a problem.

Crosscutting Concepts

Scale, proportion, and quantity

Students develop models that describe the matter on a scale that is too small to be seen.

Disciplinary Core Ideas

PS1.A: Structure and Properties of Matter

Matter is made of particles on a scale that is too small to be seen.

Divide and Conquer