Poetry of Science: What’s the Matter?

1. I saw this article and it intrigued me with poetry being involved. This can make the science lesson a whole lot more fun and could be applied to any topic with a couple of tweaks. 2. I l... See More

1. I saw this article and it intrigued me with poetry being involved. This can make the science lesson a whole lot more fun and could be applied to any topic with a couple of tweaks. 2. I learned that science can be made into something poetic. How awesome is that?! 3. TEKS 3.5B The student is expected to: describe and classify samples of matter as solids, liquids, and gases and demonstrate that solids have a definite shape and that liquids and gases take the shape of their container. Students will be separated into 3 groups (one for each state of matter). This will happen at the end of our lesson over solids, liquids, and gases (as review). We will create a classroom poem to be displayed outside of our classroom. This will not only cover our science lesson of the week but also ELAR! 4. I definitely agree with the involvement of the arts in science. It is genius!

Poetry "Matters" too!

This is such a great literacy tool in the science classroom. The poem mentioned in this resource is grade "A" material that teachers can provide physical materials for students to engage wi... See More

This is such a great literacy tool in the science classroom. The poem mentioned in this resource is grade "A" material that teachers can provide physical materials for students to engage with while reading. Additionally, the "take 5" model referenced in the resource provides interactive elements for students to see, hear, and collaborate, while learning more about states of matter. It's such a simple set things that can be done in the classroom without extra materials.