Hotter/Colder Challenge (lesson 2)

Grade/Subject: Grade 2 Science

Unit: Hot and Cold

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA

PROGRAM OF STUDIES

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Describe temperature in
relative terms, using
expressions, such as
hotter than, colder than.

Lesson Duration: 10:30- 11:05

ASSESSMENTS
(Observations, Key
Questions, Written
Assessments, Performance
Assessments)

Compare temperatures
using expressions such as
hotter/colder than.

Hot and Cold booklet page 2Comparing Hot and Cold.

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Resource #1: Teacher Associate
Resource #2: Edmonton Public Schools

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

* Hot and Cold booklets (page 2)
* 12 bundles of hot and cold playing cards containing:
* 14 Index cards with pictures and labels of hot and cold items (7 hot, 7 cold)
* 2 Index cards labelled is hotter than and is colder than (1 hotter, 1 colder)
* Pencils and erasers

PROCEDURE
Introduction (5 min.):
Advance Organizer/Agenda: Have the students gather on the carpet in a circle.
Expectations for Learning and Behavior: Remind the students to make good choices about who they are sitting
beside.
Hook/Attention Grabber: Choose 1 student and have them help you demonstrate how to play the game:
Sort cards into two piles: hot things and cold things
Partner A draws one card from each pile.
Partner B chooses either the is hotter than or is colder than card.
Partner A creates a true sentence. Example: Ice is colder than hot chocolate.
Both partners record the sentence in their booklets.
Partners will alternate jobs.
Assess if they need more practice: Hands on your head if youre ready to start. Hands on your hips if you want to
see me do it again.
Transition to Body: Divide the class into pairs, give each pair a deck of cards, and have them find a spot in the
room to play the game.
Body (22 min.):
Learning Activity #1: Students play the card game. They fill out the Hot and Cold booklet (page 2- Comparing Hot
and Cold) as they play.
Assessments: Booklet page did the student compare hot and cold items in relative terms?
Observations: Do they know what to do? Are they on task? Is what they are doing in the game translating onto their
worksheet?
Differentiation: The pictures and labels on the cards offer support for students who are struggling with reading
and/or writing. This allows the focus to be on comparing temperature in relative terms. Students who are excelling
can mix up the hot and cold piles of cards and continue drawing 2 and making true sentences.

Closure (3 min.):
Consolidation/Assessment of Learning: Collect booklets
Feedback To Students: One person in the pair, please collect all of your cards and place them back in the box on the
carpet. The other person can put both Hot and Cold booklets on the round table at the front.
Transition To Next Lesson: Please line up on the silver line for gym.

Soup

Su

Hot Chocolate

Iced Tea

Summer

Winter

Fire
Stove

Is hotter than

Ice Cream

Snow

Ice
Fridge

Is colder than

Pool
Snowman