The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry: Solids, Liquids, and Gasses
A collection of cartoon animations that teach students what they need to understand about solids, liquids, and gases.
Royal Society of Chemistry
Royal Society of Chemistry: Gridlocks: Level 2
A collection of grid puzzles that cover a wide variety of topics in intermediate high school chemistry. These are excellent for topic review and reinforcement. The puzzles can be played online and also downloaded as worksheets. Answers...
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.
BBC
Bb Ci Schools: Revisewise Science: Solids, Liquids, Gases
This site contains an interactive activity in which students can learn about the three states of matter. There is also a factsheet that lists numerous properties of liquids, solids, and gases. The factsheet also uses water as an example...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Gases Lighter and Heavier That Air
Teachers, to demonstrate to the elementary student that some gases are heavier than others, this experiment uses Winnie the Pooh and balloons to do just that.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Physical Science: Matter and the Atom
Students investigate the structure and parts of the atom, and learn about atomic mass and atomic number. They also explore the differences among solids, liquids, gases, and plasma.
Museum of Science
The Atom's Family: Phases of Matter
Help the Phantom choose a material and observe the changes at different temperatures in the molecule chamber. What happens to the elements or molecules as the temperature changes?
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Collecting Gases Over Water
The General Chemistry Virtual Textbook, or Chem 1, is broken into several sections covering various aspects of topics related to chemistry. This section deals with several states of matter, and specifically the relation between gas and...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Matter
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is a lesson covering four of the five states of matter. It includes several assessment questions.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Materia
Explore the concept of matter in this Spanish-language encyclopedia entry. This site features the properties of matter, the Law of Conservation of Matter, and other important features of matter.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Loch Ness: What Happens When Solids and Liquids Are Heated or Cooled?
Students will look at what happens to different types of matter when they have a change of state.
Channel 4 Learning
Science Essentials: Gases Around Us
Learn about gases, their existence in our lives, and the other states of matter. Educational extras include a glossary, some do-at-home activities, a quiz, and answers to frequently asked questions. A teacher corner also exists with...
Chem4kids
Chem4 Kids: Liquid to Gas and Back to Liquid
This resource discusses ways liquids can change into gases and vice versa.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: As a "Matter" of Fact
In this lesson plan site, students will define matter and compare properties of solids, liquids and gases.
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.
Simon Fraser University
Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Densities of Substances and Materials
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Gases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses properties of gases, why they exert pressure, and atmospheric pressure.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Gases
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Properties of gases, why they exert pressure and atmospheric pressure.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Norway Fjords: What Are Solids, Liquids and Gases?
The differences between solids, liquids, and gases and the properties of each are presented in this lesson.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Learning Observation Skills Through Studying Solids, Liquids, and Gases
During this lesson, students will practice observing, question writing, and answer generating based on taking part in experiments. Students will work with different substances to observe changes in liquids, solids, and gases.
Children's Museum
The Children's Museum of Indianapolis: Exploding Baggies
Students will witness a fascinating chemical reaction and learn how to identify when a reaction has occurred by combining simple ingredients.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Discovering Air
Our understanding about the air we breathe has changed dramatically through time. This illustrated timeline from the NOVA Web site tracks the changing thought on air and the creation of the Periodic Table of the Elements.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Bermuda Triangle: What Happens When an Object Gains or Loses Heat?
Learn about states of matter on a flight tour over the Atlantic Ocean.
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.