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Read Aloud

“States of Matter”

LEARNING FOCUSES

RI.3.1*, RI.3.5*

Students listen closely to skim/scan to efficiently locate specific information relevant to the

topic and capture findings in note form as they continue to ask and answer questions about key

details, referring to what is explicitly stated and using details to support their inferences.

REFLECtING ON thE tExt

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Let’s review the text I read to you in our last session. Think about some questions you have and

listen for the answers in the text. Who would like to share a question they have?

CLOSE LIStENING tO thE tExt

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Today we’ll see how these new learning focuses tie in with the one we used in our last session.

Listen as I read aloud. If you notice the important points and details as you listen, that’s like

skimming. Who heard the answer to the question we asked before: What are the three states

of matter?

States of Matter

Everything that exists is made of matter. That’s everything: your school building, your desk,

your pencil, and even you! Matter can be any size, and it can be any substance or material. If it

takes up space, it’s matter.

Matter exists in three forms: solid, liquid, and gas. These are called the states of matter.

As I read this next section, think about some more questions you have about the text.

A solid is matter with a certain size and shape. You might be able to cut it or break it or even

smash it, but the pieces still have a certain size and shape. One thing you can’t do to a solid is get

another solid to go through it. The two solids will just crash into each other.

A liquid flows and changes shape freely. When you pour it into something, it takes the shape

of its container. There is no problem with getting a solid to go through a liquid. That happens

every time you go swimming!

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