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Curated OER

Solids and Liquids

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Students complete activities to study the properties of solids and liquids. For this states of matter lesson, students investigate the melting and freezing of a range of materials in a virtual experiment. Students melt the substances and...
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PPT
Mr. E. Science

Changes in Matter

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Do solids, liquids, and gases even matter? The presentation focuses on changes in matter, including phases, Boyle's Law, Charles' Law, and physical changes. 
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Lesson Plan
Cornell University

Isotopes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What better way is there to learn about isotopes than to play with them? Chemistry young scholars manipulate the number of protons and neutrons in a hands-on activity. Individuals try to score the largest number of points by collecting...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

States of Matter

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Scientists have been studying exothermic reactions before they were cool. The lesson begins with a discussion and a demonstration of heat curves. Scholars then determine the heat of fusion of ice and the heat needed to boil water through...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Make Your Own Thermometer

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students recognize the concept of temperature, including degrees, and the melting and freezing process. In this 1st - 2nd grade lesson plan, students identify the temperature of various objects, as well as create their own paper...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

temperature and the Scientific Method Lesson Plan

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders study heat, temperature, and heat transfer. Using probeware, the teacher demonstrates boiling points. Students participate in experiments and record the beginning and ending temperatures and mass of objects. After...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ice Cream Lab

For Teachers 4th - 7th
This very thorough lesson plan has students collect all ingredients necessary and work in pairs to make ice cream using plastic bags. They take temperature readings and record them on the chart as well as record findings on the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Frozen Solids

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers investigate various properties of ice including melting points and the effect of pressure on ice. They demonstrate how increased pressure lowers the melting point of ice and perform a simple experiment proving that water...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Integers and Science Worksheet.

For Students 10th - 11th
In this science worksheet, students incorporate their knowledge of math to solve the given problems about freezing points through conversions. They convert from unit to the other.  There are 10 questions.
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Heat and Thermal Energy Transfer

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How does radiation affect our daily lives? Answer that question and others with a lesson that discusses radiation and its use in thermal energy transfer through electromagnetic waves. Pupils investigate vaporization and evaporation while...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Glaciers and Global Sea Rise

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explain how melting glaciers affect global warming. In this earth science lesson plan, students investigate the change in ice density as it melts. They discuss the human and environmental impact of rising sea levels.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ice Energy

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Students investigate how salt affects the state of ice. In this ice cream making lesson plan, students change the freezing temperature by adding salt and observing the results. Students use experimentation and comparison to see how...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

States of Matter

For Students 7th - 10th
In this states of matter activity, students fill in the blanks using the terms evaporation or condensation for 4 statements. They match vaporization, condensation, evaporation and boiling to their definitions. They fill in 8 blanks with...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Wax Museum

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Student role play as statues in a wax museum while the teacher takes the role of the curator. They stand in a static position until the curator leaves the room. They interact until the curator returns at which point they freeze. Now they...
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Lesson Plan
Pennsylvania Department of Education

Changing States of Matter: Water’s Phase Changes

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe the properties of water and in its different states. In this states of matter lesson, 3rd graders view a video, read The Magic School Bus at the Waterworks and experiment with freezing, melting and boiling water to...
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Curated OER

Classification of Matter

For Students 9th - 12th
This is a great worksheet with an infographic to assist your students in categorizing matter into mixtures and non-mixtures. Information is given about the metric system of measurement. Your young students match 13 terms with their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

States of Matter

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the states of matter. They discuss the different phrases of matter and categorize everyday substances as solids, liquids, or gases. Students explore the relationship between the phases on an atomic level and the role of...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Heating/Cooling Curve

For Students 9th - 12th
In this heating and cooling curve worksheet, students use a given graph of a substance being heated from a solid to a liquid and then a gas over time. They use the graph to answer eleven questions about the phases of the substance and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Classification of Matter

For Students 7th - 12th
In this matter learning exercise, learners compare the different types of matter, including the states of matter. Students review the metric system. This learning exercise has 12 matching, 18 fill in the blank, and 4 short answer questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Email From Another Planet

For Students 4th - 6th
In this article about emails and plants worksheet, students read short descriptions about 8 planets in the solar system and then imagine they are visiting one of the planets and send an email to a family member describing their...
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Interactive
American Museum of Natural History

What's This? Life at the Limits

For Students 6th - 12th Standards
There are some amazing ways species evolve to survive. From large ears to sneezing salt, learners read about these interesting adaptations in an interactive lesson. Great to supplement an in-class lesson, it also works well as a remote...
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K12 Reader

Water Cycle

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
solid, liquid, and gas. The three different forms of water are the subject of the article used to assess reading comprehension. After reading the article, kids respond to a series of comprehension questions based on the text.
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PPT
Science Geek

Phase Changes

For Students 9th - 12th
Examine the energy transfer of phase changes through diagrams. The second slide show in a series of seven presents the information related to energy and phase changes. It includes the effect of pressure on phase changes.
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Lesson Plan
Cornell University

The Science of Snowflakes

For Students 6th - 8th
Who can grow the best crystals? Challenge class members to develop strategies for enhancing growth in the crystals. Through a lab investigation, learners study the properties of crystals and test the effectiveness of different growth...