"Matter and Material", CLIL Didactic Unit for Primary Year 5 students

MATTER AND MATERIAL

Natural Science Unit 2

Francisco M. González Year 5

1. Learning outcomes / Evaluation criteria	- To difference matter from what it is not matter. - To define matter and its properties. - To recognise the three states of matter. - To define materials and their properties.
2. Subject Content	- Definition of matter. Properties of matter: mass, volume and density. - States of matter. The three states of matter. Changes of state. - Materials out of their properties. What are materials? Properties of materials.
	3. Language Content / Communication
Vocabulary	- Nouns: Matter, substances, solid, liquid, gas, mass, mixture, volume, density, shape, materials, properties, fusion, state, solidification, evaporation, condensation, solubility, resilience, hardness... - Verbs: made from, measure, weigh, change, find, disolve... - Adjectives: fixed, different, elastic, fragile… - Prepositions: from, to, into...
Structures	- from… to.. - Comparatives: bigger, smaller, more… than…
Discourse type	Exposition, description.
Language skills	Listening, speaking, reading, writing.
4. Contextual (cultural) element	To know what the objects around us are made of in order to understand our world.
5. Cognitive (thinking) processes	Know, understand, apply, analyse, evaluate.
6. (a) Task(s)	Create a poster of an object and its properties. Oral digital presentation of an object including its properties.
6. (b) Activities	- Text reading (digital book) - Matching activities (for new vocabulary) - Label some pictures. - Completing sentences. - Cross words and words puzzles. - True / false. - Listening to a text and answering questions about it.
7. Methodology
Organization and class distribution / timing	Methodology will be active and communicative. Teacher will act as director and counsellor/provider depending on the nature of different activities. Students will work in plenary, small groups (3-4) or pairwork as required. Class will be distributed in U form for plenary activities. This unit will be developed in five sessions. SESSION 1: Unit introduction. After greeting our pupils we ask them if they know what matter is to check their previous knowledge. We show some pictures on the IWB and ask “Is it matter?” “Yes, it is / No, it isn't”. We can show some feelings for 'not matter' examples. Presentations. We display these presentations on the interactive whiteboard while we make questions about what they are watching to check their comprehension. They are stored in Google Docs unit's folder and in our class online blog. - Matter (by Denise Carrol)(1st)    - Matter (2nd) Text: Now we are ready to read 'Properties of matter: mass, volume and density' text. So they turn on their devices (tablets/laptops) and access the unit's pdf. They read in turns while we check their pronunciation. Then it's time to introduce/practise grammar orally: bigger, smaller... Which object has more mass?... A pencil case has more mass than a rubber... A desk is bigger than a schoolbag... Activities: To finish this first lesson, students do activities 1 and 2 on their notebooks to review vocabulary. They can access them online (PDF text format) They do it individually but check the answers with a partner. In activity 1 they must fill in the gaps while in activity 2 they have to match both columns. SESSION 2: Revision: Quick revision of Session 1 vocabulary and structures. Text: 'States of matter'. Students read this text aloud from their devices. We check comprehension through oral questions. Video: Now we are ready to watch the 3 States of Matter vídeo. We can find it in YouTube and in our class blog. We should warn them that it contains real English language, not adapted, and that it is ok not to understand everything they hear on the video. Activities. They do activity 3 (label pictures) on their notebooks (they can draw the objects if there is enough time left at the end of the lesson). Finally, they go online to do activity 4 (True / False):   Matter: True or False? SESSION 3: Revision: Quick spoken revision of Sessions 1 and 2 contents. Text: 'Materials and their properties'. Students read this text aloud from their devices. We check comprehension through oral questions. Now, as some concepts are difficult to understand, we will watch two... Videos: - Properties of Materials (1)    - Properties of Materials (2) Both videos can be found either on their original YouTube address or in our class blog. We should first play then on the IWB and pause after any difficult concept is explained to check understanding. Activities: Time for some fun activities online. Activity 5 consists of a crossword while in activity 6 our students must solve a word puzzle with vocabulary from this session. In activity 7 they are going to listen to a podcast and have to answer questions about it. This audio file is hosted in the units Google Drive folder, our class blog, or can be played from its original website. Same as with last session's videos we should warn them that it contains real English language, not adapted, and that it is ok not to understand everything they hear on the audio. SESSION 4: Projects: - Project 1: Create a poster. In groups of three or four, kids create a poster of an object and its properties using online tools (Glogster Edu, Padlet, Prezi, Thinglink...) They can upload it to Drive and share it on the class blog. Time: 25 minutes. - Project 2: Oral presentation. Same groups as in project 1 but this time, after they record their voice, they should use tools such as SpeakPipe.com, OddCast, Voki, Vocaroo, Photopeach, etc. to upload and share their speaking on the object they have chosen. Both project 1 and project 2 will be posted in the class blog, embedded when possible. SESSION 5: - Rubrics for self-assessment (10 minutes). Group reading of every item so they feel sure about what they are answering. - Cumulative test (25 minutes). Writen quizlike test where one answer out of four is right (a, b, c, d) When everyone has finished they swap their tests with another partner for a global correction.
Resources / Materials	- Digital unit to be accessed via tablet or computer either at school or at home + activities - Class online blog. - Images for their projects must be downloaded from free images websites, for example: Wikimedia Commons Banco de Imágenes y sonidos del INTEF - Presentations: Matter (by Denise Carrol)(1) Matter (2) Pupil's oral presentations designed with/hosted in SpeakPipe.com, OddCast, Voki, Vocaroo, Photopeach... Pupil's digital posters designed with/hosted in Glogster Edu, Padlet, Prezi, Thinglink... - Videos (hosted in YouTube): 3 States of Matter Properties of Materials (1) Properties of Materials (2) - Audio: “Properties of Matter – Science Experiments for Kids" podcast. - Interactive activities: Educaplay.com LearningApps.org
Key Competencies	Comunication skills, social and cultural awareness, digital competence, learning to learn, working with others and autonomy.
8. Evaluation (criteria and instruments)	Evaluation criteria: - To distinguish matter from what it is not matter. - To define matter, mass, volume and density. - To identify the three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas. - To define materials and their properties. Evaluation instruments: - Teacher-pupils oral interaction when eliciting information. - Observation and feedback around the class during activities. - Rubrics for self-assessment. - Cumulative test.