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"A Ghostly Matter" By: Elizabeth Core EDUC 355

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WHAT’S THE MATTER?

Imagine you’ve been visited by the 3 ghosts of matter: The Ghost of Solids, the Ghost of Liquids, and the Ghost of Gases! Using the graphic organizer, begin to create your story. Who are your characters, where is your setting, and what are the events? After completing the graphic organizer, begin your rough draft. I want lots of details and facts! (Look in your science book for facts about the stages of matter.) This will be around 2-3 pages long. Be creative!


 * original had color and graphics but wiki is struggling to work with me

3.P.2. Understand the structure and properties of matter before and after they undergo a change.  3.P.2.2 Compare solids, liquids, and gases based on their basic properties.  3.P.2.3 Summarize changes that occur to the observable properties of materials when different degrees of heat are applied to them, such as melting ice or ice cream, boiling water or an egg, or freezing water.

W. 3.2 Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information clearly.  a. Organize information and ideas around a topic to plan and prepare to write.  b. Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.  c. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.  d. Use linking words and phrases to connect ideas within categories of information.  e. Provide a concluding statement or section.  f. With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by revising and editing, with consideration to task and purpose.

Reflection <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">This technology would be awesome to incorporate into the classroom! As many stories (fiction and nonfiction) that we wrote in school, this would've been a fun and different way to publish our finished products. I do think this was slightly complicated to navigate and figure out, so this might be very time consuming in an elementary classroom where you'd have to stand over their shoulders and walk them through each step. If I were to use this in an elementary classroom, instead of having students read their individual stories, I would assign them each a slide where they could read a poem they wrote. Also, it would be really easy to send a link to parents, so they could see/hear their child's work. Although it's a little awkward to hear a recording of your voice, this was still a cool idea that I'm glad I was introduced to.