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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Solid, Liquid or Gas

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart gives a flowchart depicting the states of matter-solid, liquid and gas. Students are asked to complete a chart placing various items into these categories.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Solids and Liquids Stations

For Teachers K - 1st
A description of a lesson where young scholars navigate through twelve stations on solids and liquids and record their observations in a booklet. The station topics are listed, but the recording booklet materials were purchased from...
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Florida State University

Florida State University: Intermolecular Forces: Changes of State

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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University of California

Ucsb Chemistry and Biochemistry: Models Matter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Matter of any type can be subdivided into particles that are too small to see, but even then the matter still exists and can be detected by other means. Students will participate in hands-on activities to prove that matter is made up of...
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American Chemical Society

Inquiry in Action: From Liquid to Gas to Solid

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What causes frost to form on the outside of a cold container? In this activity, students will see that the liquid water can change state again and freeze to become ice.
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Other

Howto smile.org: From Gas to Liquid to Solid

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Allow your students to explore states of matter as they learn what causes frost to form on the outside of a cold container. Students will observe how liquid water can change to ice or water vapor in this lab. Lesson includes background...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Compare three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Making a Water Cycle

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson students are required to observe a simple model of the water cycle constructed of sand and ice in a plastic shoe box.
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Chem Tutor

Chem Tutor: Dissolving Gases Into Liquids

For Students 9th - 10th
Description of the factors influencing gas solubility. This site also provides other chemistry related questions. Topics include dissolving solids into liquids, concentration, and stoichiometry.
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Other

Cwec: Solid, Liquid, Gas! (Mini Unit) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The water cycle is investigated in this mini-unit, and water in its three states.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Ruff Ruffman Show: Teacher's Guide: Kitchen Chemistry

For Teachers K - 1st
Learn about kitchen chemistry alongside Ruff Ruffman. Students can use the videos, games, and activities from The Ruff Ruffman Show to discover how by investigating solids and liquids and exploring heating and cooling, science can help...
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New York University

New York University: States of Water

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
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Other

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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Vision Learning

Vision Learning: Three States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Concept animation compares molecular movement of solids, liquids, and gases.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mechanical Waves

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Learn about mechanical waves, which transfers energy from one place to another through liquids, gases and solids, with this interactive instructional activity.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: States of Matter Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan, students use their science knowledge and apply it using physical activity! Learning about the stages of matter, solid, liquid and gas, students perform an exercise for each as the teacher calls out an object such as...
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Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Densities of Substances and Materials

For Students 9th - 10th
As part of a larger site called "Getting started in Chemistry," this site examines various topics related to the densities of substances and materials. Included in the study are properties of solids, liquids and gases, and how density is...
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science: Solid, Liquid, Gas

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the science of states of matter. Solids, liquids, gases, and even plasma.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Solid, Liquid or Gas?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are given a variety of materials and asked to identify if each material as a solid, liquid or gas. They use their five senses - sight, sound, smell, texture and taste - to identify the other characteristics of each item.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: States of Matter [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson, students will move and generate choreography to understand different states of matter.
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BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Why Do Scientists Think That Light and Sound Are Waves?

For Students 9th - 10th
Light travels as transverse waves and can travel through a vacuum. Sound travels as longitudinal waves and needs to travel through a solid, liquid or gas. Read about the properties of light and of sound, and learn the differences between...
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Vision Learning

Vision Learning: States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know the ancient Greeks first identified the three states of matter? Read about how the molecules differ in solids, liquids, gases, and plasma. View photographs and watch how the molecules move in each state. If you're really...
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Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Matter

For Students 3rd - 8th
"Matter is everything." So begins this comprehensive website on the physical and chemical properties of matter in its four main states: solids, liquids, gases, and plasmas. The text is large and easy-to-read. Students will enjoy the...
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University of Oxford (UK)

University of Oxford: A View From a Distant Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
An eBook containing information regarding states of matter as it applies to celestial bodies and a universe.

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