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Elementary Science: Matter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colorful site provides a brief summary as well as engaging pictures of the three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas.
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Colts Neck Township Schools: Hands on Technology: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Printable classroom-ready worksheets for a series of simple-to-implement experiments about the states of matter.
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Quizlet: 6th Grade Science Vocabulary: Solids, Liquids, and Gases: Test

For Students 6th
This interactive assessment features 7 matching, 7 multiple-choice, and 6 true/false questions over 20 terms related to Solids, Liquids, and Gases (the three states of matter).
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Quizlet: 6th Grade: Science Vocabulary: Solids, Liquids, and Gases: Flashcards

For Students 6th
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 20 terms related to Solids, Liquids, and Gases (the three states of matter).
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Perspectives on Plasmas: The Fourth State of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
An educational website dealing with all aspects of the fourth state of matter, Plasma. The site deals with basics, applications and resources. The site also includes a gallery of pictures of plasma.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Changing State: Melting

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Discover the concept that energy transfer and molecular motion cause the change in state from a solid to a liquid. Also compare state changes of water to the state changes of other substances.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Changing State: Freezing

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate how low temperature causes water vapor to condense into a liquid and then freeze to form a solid.
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Plasma

For Students 9th - 10th
Here you can learn all about plasma. Explore what plasma is, its basic characteristics, and how plasma is created.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Changing State: Evaporation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Learners build a model of a water molecule and design an experiment to see if adding energy affects the rate of evaporation.
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Curated OER

States of Matter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
states of matter
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Curated OER

States of Matter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
states of matter
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Southwest Research Institute: The Plasma Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
Two page introduction to the state of matter. Good site!
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University of Florida

Chem. 2041 Lecture Notes: The Forces Between Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the variety of forces which hold molecules together. The relative strengths of these forces for the various states of matter is discussed. The effect of such forces on the boiling points and other phase change...
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National High Magnetic Field Laboratory

Magnet Academy: Eric Cornell

For Students 9th - 10th
Born in Palo Alto, California, and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts - homes to Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, respectively - you could say Eric Cornell was destined to become a renowned scientist. And while he...
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Netherlands: What Are Permanent and Temporary Changes?

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students match a substance with its state of matter, identify what state something is, and learn about temporary and permanent changes in matter.
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Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Three Kinds of Matter: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find out about the three states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases.
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Teach Engineering: Chemical Wonders

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to chemical engineering and learn about its many different applications. They are provided with a basic introduction to matter and its different properties and states. An associated hands-on activity gives...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Kinetic Theory of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Kinetic theory of matter and how kinetic energy relates to the state of matter.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Kinetic Theory of Matter

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Kinetic theory of matter and how kinetic energy relates to the state of matter.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mystery Material

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners will investigate an unknown material by determining its properties and categorizing its state of matter. They will observe how it behaves under different conditions, record their observations, analyze information, and be able to...
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King's Centre for Visualization in Science: Scientific Models

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of interactive applets use scientific models to teach some basic concepts of matter, including states of matter and physical and chemical changes.
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Which Came First, Ice Cream or Refrigeration?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
As students begin their study of states of matter, this hands-on activity demonstrates how the interaction of a solid and a liquid can reverse the initial state of each material.This lesson plan was created as a result of the Girls...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Heating and Cooling

For Students 2nd - 4th
A tutorial reviewing the states of matter and the effects of heating and cooling matter in the different states. (Note: some of the links may not load in the archived version of the site.)
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Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Your Ice Cream Is Moving

For Students 5th - 9th
Learn how states of matter are dependent on an object's average kinetic energy.

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