Matter Matters (Beta)

Conservation of Matter

5th Grade

CCSS ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1CCSS ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.7CCSS ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.10CCSS ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.2CCSS ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.3CCSS ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.4CCSS ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.6CCSS ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1CCSS ELA-LITERACY.W.5.4CCSS ELA-LITERACY.W.5.6CCSS ELA-LITERACY.W.5.10NGSS 5-PS1-2

Storyline

Students will use their knowledge of matter conservation to figure out if a suspicious deal is fair or not.

The crew is sent to analyze and mediate a deal between Rocco Jax of Arcon Industries and Calix California, who is representing an ice delivery company from Korè. Rocco wants to alter the deal using claims with some questionable calculations. Students will use their knowledge of matter to puzzle out the inaccuracies of this deal and write a recommendation to Calix for how he should proceed.

Est. time: 47 min.

Targeted Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.1 Quote accurately from a text when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences from the text.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.7 Draw on information from multiple print or digital sources, demonstrating the ability to locate an answer to a question quickly or to solve a problem efficiently.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RI.5.10 By the end of the year, read and comprehend informational texts, including history/social studies, science, and technical texts, at the high end of the grades 4–5 text complexity band independently and proficiently

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.2 Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.3 Summarize the points a speaker makes and explain how each claim is supported by reasons and evidence.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.4 Report on a topic or text or present an opinion, sequencing ideas logically and using appropriate facts and relevant, descriptive details to support main ideas or themes; speak clearly at an understandable pace.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.5.6 Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, using formal English when appropriate to task and situation. (See grade 5 Language standards 1 and 3 on page 28 for specific expectations.)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.1 Write opinion pieces on topics or texts, supporting a point of view with reasons and information.

A. Introduce a topic or text clearly, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure in which ideas are logically grouped to support the writer’s purpose.

B. Provide logically ordered reasons that are supported by facts and details.

C. Link opinions and reasons using words, phrases, and clauses (e.g., consequently, specifically).

D. Provide a concluding statement or section related to the opinion presented.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.4 Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.6 With some guidance and support from adults, use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of two pages in a single sitting.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.5.10 Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

NGSS 5-PS1-2 Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved.

3-Dimensional Science

Phenomenon

Matter is conserved regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or combining substances.

Science and Engineering Practices

Asking Questions and Defining Problems

Ask questions that can be investigated and predict reasonable outcomes based on patterns such as cause and effect relationships.

Planning and Carrying Out Investigations

Plan and conduct an investigation collaboratively to produce data to serve as the basis for evidence, using fair tests in which variables are controlled and the number of trials considered.
Make observations and/or measurements to produce data to seve as the basis for evidence for an explanation of a phenomenon or test a design solution.

Analyzing and Interpreting Data

Analyze and interpret data to make sense of phenomena, using logical reasoning, mathematics, and/or computation.

Constructing Explanations and Designing Solutions

Identify the evidence that supports particular points in an explanation.

Engaging in Argument from Evidence

Compare and refine arguments based on an evaluation of the evidence presented.
Distinguish among facts, reasoned judgement based on research findings, and speculation in an explanation.
Respectfuly provide and receive critiques from peers about a proposed procedure, explanation, or model by citing relevant evidence and posing specific questions.
Construct and/or support an argument with evidence, data, and/or a model.