States of Matter Basics: SnapThought Prompts
Have your students signed up for individual accounts? If you have a school-wide subscription to BrainPOP, students will be able to use our SnapThought ® tool to explore the States of Matter: Basics sim!
SnapThought allows students to capture meaningful moments in their game play with opportunities for brief written reflection. To use the tool, start by making sure students are logged into My BrainPOP with their own individual accounts. Once students are logged in, the SnapThought tool will appear below any games or sims that offer this capability.
During game play, students can click the SnapThought tool up to five times. A thumbnail, or “snapshot” is generated and stored on the bottom left of the screen. At any point in the game, students can click their snapshot(s), type a brief reflection, which may be a response to an open-ended prompt, and save or submit to the teacher’s account for you to review and respond to.
You can use the SnapThought tool to facilitate discussion around game play and strategies, or have students submit their snapshots to you for assessment or accountability. Here are a few ideas and prompts for using the SnapThought tool with the Unit Rate sim.
- Take a snapshot of particles in solid. Describe the movement of the particles. How does it compare to movement in liquid or gas.
- Take a snapshot of particles in liquid. Describe the movement of the particles. How does it compare to movement in solid or gas.
- Take a snapshot of particles in gas. Describe the movement of the particles. How does it compare to movement in liquid or solid.
- Predict what happens to the substance when it is heated. Take a snapshot after you try it and explain if your prediction was correct or not and why.
- Predict what happens to the substance when it is cooled. Take a snapshot after you try it and explain if your prediction was correct or not and why.
- Take a snapshot of a method you used to stop the atoms or molecules from moving. Explain your method.
