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This sample unit plan integrates the organizing ideas of Matter and the Scientific Methods. This phenomenon based unit focuses on investigation to help students answer the question: “How does ice, which is a solid, changes to a liquid? And how does cream, which is a liquid, change to a solid?” Students not only learn the concepts of the various states of matter but use authentic science methods to build knowledge in this sample plan. Formative assessment guides and summative single point rubrics included.