Matter Matters Example

Define

The problem in the Matter Matters challenge is that matter is not easy to describe or explain.  There are a lot of complicated aspects to understanding matter including chemical changes, changes of state, the particle model, the Kinetic Molecular Theory, qualitative and quantitative properties, and an understanding of pure substances.  My task is to take these concepts and explain them in an engaging way.

Dream

Some of the ways I could share these ideas are:

• create an online game using Scratch software where the player is a liquid water molecule and has to avoid areas of increased temperature to keep from becoming a gas.
• create a huge mind map that puts all these concepts together
• create a video that shows the life of a water molecule that will include how it has come to be through a chemical change, how it changes states through

Deliver

I chose to do a video as my solution.  Here it is:

Debrief

I have mixed feelings about my product.  I think that it has been produced well but the content could be more aligned with Matter.  I believe, however, that the process I used to accomplish this challenge was very good.  I took time to complete all the steps of solution fluency including taking time to really reflect on the process.  I would recommend using solution fluency for my classmates in the future to solve problems