Format
1. The program is introduced by stating that matter is all around us.
2. Participants make observations about liquid Nitrogen.
3. State of matter are introduced. Participants move to show how molecules contract and expand depending upon the state of matter.
4. Tube Balloon experiment
5. Oxygen Balloon experiment
6. Use a special fuel to discuss the components of combustion.
7. Hydrogen Balloon Explosion to show plasma.
8. Wrap up and summary.
Objectives
-Name the states of matter.
-Outline the relationships between the states of matter, temperature and volume.
-State how heat moves from something that’s warm to something that’s cold.
-Explain density.
-Discuss combustion and the components required for fire.
-Describe some of the processes of science.
-Recognize some safety equipment used in the study of chemistry.
Standards Alignment
National Standards
Next Generation Science Standards:
2 PS1-1,4; 4 PS3-2; 5 PS1-1,3; MS PS1-4,5
State Standards
Indiana Science Standards
K – 1; 1st – 1; 2nd – 1; 3rd – 1; 4th – 1; 5th – 1; 6th – 1; 7th – Nature of Science; 8th – 1, 4