Chemical and Physical Change

Art Form: Dance

Subject: Science

Grade Level: 5th Grade

Specialist: Jana Shumway

Understand the difference between chemical and physical changes that occur in matter.

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Resources

  • Visuals that have the words and definitions of “weight”, “dissolve”, “physical change” and “chemical change”
  • Music: I use Rise or Falling’ High by Safri Duo (CD – Safri Duo 3.5 Disc 1)
  • Drum

Fine Art Standards

  • DANCE STANDARD 2: The student will identify and demonstrate movement elements (time, space, energy and motion) in performing dance.
  • DANCE STANDARD 3: The student will improvise, create, perform, and respond to movement solutions in the art form of dance.

Integrated Standards

  • SCIENCE STANDARD 1: Students will understand that chemical and physical changes occur in matter.
  • Objective 1: Describe that matter is neither created nor destroyed even though it may undergo change.
  • SCIENCE LANGUAGE: The students will also understand the definitions of “weight” and “dissolve” which are part of the vocabulary.

Objectives

Fifth grade students will understand the difference between chemical and physical changes that occur in matter.