American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Chapter 2: Changes of State
Five chemistry lessons about phase changes between the states of mattter complete with handouts and animations.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: Phase Change
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore how heat and temperature relate to phase changes.
Chem Tutor
Chem Tutor: States of Matter
A very descriptive site that allows students to understand the different states of matter at the atomic level. Also discusses the process of phase changes and displays phase change graphs. Thermochemistry is also touched upon for high...
Center of Science and Industry
Cosi Columbus: Can You Stand the Pressure
Science experiment that demonstrates the four states or phases of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Includes full list of materials, procedures, and scientific explanation of how you change water from a liquid state to a gaseous...
Quia
Quia: Phases of Matter
Four activities for reviewing vocabulary and definitions related to changes in states of matter.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
The University of Waterloo: The Heating Curve
The heat of vaporization along with several other thermal properties are explained. Sample problems are given. Illustrations.
Crescent Public Schools
The Internet Science Room: The Kinetic Theory & Phase Change
This tutorial helps students understand the Kinetic Theory, which explains the effects of temperature and pressure on matter as it goes through phase changes.
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Changing State Melting
Explore the phase change that occurs when ice is melting.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Exploring States of Matter Gases
In this series of chemistry labs, students learn about the three states of matter by observing how molecules contract or expand as they change state.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Heat and States of Matter
Learn how states of matter can change as heat is added to a system.
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Changing State Freezing
Discover how freezing works, when the change of state moves from liquid to solid.
New York University
New York University: What Is Matter?
At this resource discover the difference between solids, liquids, and gases. Practice what you just learned with included review questions.
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Liquid to Gas and Back to Liquid
This resource discusses ways liquids can change into gases and vice versa.
Chem Tutor
Chem Tutor: Chemistry: States of Matter
This lesson focuses on the states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases. It also discusses the Kinetic Theory of Matter, Thermodynamics, Triple point, Phase Change Graphs and the Heating Curve of Water. It provideds adrawing of a heating...
Florida State University
Florida State University: Intermolecular Forces: Changes of State
Discusses the changes of state that can occur for the three different types of matter (solids, liquids, and gases) and different types of heat energy that have been defined by scientists.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Just a Phase: Water as a Solid, Liquid, and Gas
This site helps students construct a model of the arrangement of water molecules when present as solid, liquid or gas. Includes background information, lesson plans, links to standards and assessment ideas.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Classification of Matter
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will define a mixture and understand why mixtures are different than pure substances. They will classify mixtures as homogeneous or...
Other
Science Alive: Melting Point Simulation
Percy Julian and Josef Pikl used the fact that melting point-the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid-is a characteristic property of a substance to prove that the British chemist Robert Robinson could not...
New York University
New York University: States of Water
Use this resource to learn about the three different phases of water; solid, liquid, and gas. What happens to water as it changes into a solid or gas? Includes short and easy to do activity.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Given descriptions, scenarios, or illustrations, students will distinguish between the compressibility, structure, shape, and volume of solids, liquids, and gases.
University of Florida
Chem. 2041 Lecture Notes: The Forces Between Molecules
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...
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Who Says a Watched Pot Never Boils?
In this activity, students' will investigate what causes phase changes in matter.They use a temperature sensor to measure the temperature of a substance and identify visual clues to the phase changes.
Upper Canada District School Board
Tom Stretton's Advanced Placement Chemistry: Liquids and Solids
Take on this self-guided advanced level e-text, and learn about the chemical and physical structure of liquids and solids.
NC State University
The Science House: Chromatography of Foods [Pdf]
Students will practice the technique of chromatography by separating a mixture of FD&C dyes. Questions related to the experiment along with the answers are available for use by the teacher.