Engage, Show students an ice cube and ask, “Where will the water go if we leave this here?”Show students an ice cube and ask, “Where will the water go if we leave this here?”, Show a short video of ice melting, water boiling, and steam rising. Ask students what they notice., Ask students, “Can something change form but still be the same material?”, Give students pictures of ice cream melting, rain, steam, and frozen juice. Ask what they have in common., Students look at a mystery picture of foggy bathroom mirrors and guess what is happening., Explore, Students touch or observe ice, water, and steam pictures, then describe what they notice., Students sort picture cards into solid, liquid, and gas without teacher explanation first., Students use a simple simulation to heat or cool water and observe what changes., Students work in pairs to test which objects keep their shape and which take the shape of a container., Students predict whether chocolate will melt faster in the sun or in the shade, then explain their thinking., Explain, The teacher introduces the words solid, liquid, gas, melt, freeze, evaporate, and condense., Students explain why ice is a solid, water is a liquid, and steam is a gas., The class builds a shared definition for solid, liquid, and gas., The teacher clears up a misconception, such as “gas means gasoline.”, Students use sentence frames to explain: “A solid is different from a liquid because…”, Elaborate, Students find examples of solids, liquids, and gases around the classroom., Students create a mini-poster showing one material changing state., Students apply what they learned to explain why a cold drink gets water drops on the outside., Students design a simple real-life example of melting, freezing, evaporation, or condensation., Students create a short skit where they act as particles in a solid, liquid, and gas., Evaluate, Students complete an exit ticket: “How do you know something is a liquid?”, Students sort three new examples and explain their choices., Students answer: “What happens when water is heated?” using one vocabulary word., Students write one sentence explaining the difference between a solid and a liquid., Students compare two diagrams and decide which one best shows evaporation.

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