Possible Framing Questions:

Where do you find chemical and physical changes in the outdoors?
Why are physical and chemical changes important?

Learning Goal

If students measure how natural and human made materials change at Forest Valley, then they will be able to assess the impact on the environment and determine whether matter has changed chemically (non-reversible) or physically (reversible).

Curriculum Connections

https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/curriculum/science-technology/grades/grade-5/strands

C2. Exploring and Understanding Concepts demonstrate an understanding of the properties of matter, changes of state, and physical and chemical change

https://www.dcp.edu.gov.on.ca/en/curriculum/elementary-mathematics/grades/g5-math/strands

D1. Data Literacy

manage, analyse, and use data to make convincing arguments and informed decisions, in various contexts drawn from real life

E2. Measurement

compare, estimate, and determine measurements in various contexts

Possible Sequence of the Day

The framing question becomes the focus of learning throughout the day. The day starts with an engagement activity or two to determine prior understanding, engage the students and define and get them interested in the framing question. The rest of the morning is spent doing investigation, exploring, and conducting hands-on inquiry and problem solving

Pre and Post Activities