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A New Phase In Town

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers explore heat energy and how it is used to change the phase of matter, and discover that temperature does not increase or decrease until the phase change is complete. This extremely well-written plan is packed with great...
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The Physical Behavior of Matter

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students distinguish between three phases of matter: solid, liquid and gas, on the molecular level. They compare and predict the relative compressibility of the three phases of matter through journal writings and drawings.
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What is Matter?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars investigate what matter is and how it changes states.  In this physical properties lesson plan, students examine the vocabulary database and identify the characteristics of the three phases of matter.  Young...