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Changes All Around

Changing Materials

Day 95of 180
Week 19of 36
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Recognize that materials can change form

2

Describe simple material transformations

3

Appreciate God's creative design in material properties

📖 Scripture Connection

Ecclesiastes 3:1

“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.”

— Ecclesiastes 3:1 (WEB)

Illustrates how things change and transform, just like materials in our science lesson

📦 Materials Needed

  • play dough
  • paper
  • scissors
  • water
  • observation journal
  • pencil
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Welcome to today's BibleMouse science adventure! Let's remember how we saw ice melt yesterday.

💭 Review Question: What happened to the ice when it got warm?
2Teaching (5 min)

Materials can change in amazing ways that God designed!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Play dough can be squished and shaped
  • Paper can be cut into different shapes
  • Water can become ice or steam
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • Can you show me how play dough changes?
  • What happens when we cut paper?
3Activity: Material Transformation Station (6 min)
exploration

Explore how different materials can change

📝 Instructions:
  1. Take play dough and make different shapes
  2. Cut paper into fun shapes
  3. Draw in your BibleMouse observation journal
  4. Talk about the changes you see
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Just squish and reshape play dough

Challenge: Try making specific shapes with play dough

4Closing (3 min)

Review our material changes

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we learn about changes?
  • How do materials look different?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll learn about pushing things!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

PK4 children are discovering how materials can transform

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Use gentle, encouraging language
  • Let child explore and experiment
  • Ask open-ended questions
🤔 Common Struggles:

Staying focused for entire activity

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Child's curiosity about material changes

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Watch ice cube melt in warm room
  • Make play dough sculptures
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional worksheets

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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