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Energy and States of Matter

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Characteristics of each state of matter are listed, the formulas for heating water are detailed, and values for boiling and heat of vaporization are presented. This simple slide show provides direct instruction as well as practice...
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Curated OER

Water - Solid and Liquid

For Teachers 1st
First graders conduct a science inquiry by comparing water in its liquid and solid form. The students describe the different stages of water and complete a worksheet answering questions about each form of the water. Teacher assessment...
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Curated OER

Ice Cream Social; Freezing Liquids

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
Students make ice cream following a recipe and make observations about the process of freezing liquids. In this making ice-cream instructional activity, students mix ingredients in a sealed can and roll it back and forth on a...
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Curated OER

Melting, Freezing, and More!: Phase Transitions

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders listen to a talk on phase transitions and view three demonstrations. In this phases of matter instructional activity, 3rd graders complete a worksheet as they listen about phase transitions. They move through three...
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Mr. E. Science

Changes in Matter

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Do solids, liquids, and gases even matter? The presentation focuses on changes in matter, including phases, Boyle's Law, Charles' Law, and physical changes. 
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Curated OER

Matter

For Teachers 1st
First graders are read a story about the various stages of matter with a focus on gases. Using a ziploc bag, they capture as much air as possible and discuss how it takes up space even though it is invisible. To end the lesson, they blow...
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Curated OER

Shaking Up Ice Cream

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Upper graders use a variety of tools to measure liquid and solid ingredients in an ice cream making recipe. Following written and oral directions and accurately timing themselves forms the basis of this lesson.
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Curated OER

What's the Matter?

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Young scholars explore matter.  In this matter and technology lesson, students locate examples of solids, liquids, and gases inside and outside the classroom, and record their findings in a graphic organizer.  Young scholars...
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Perkins School for the Blind

The Three Basic States (Phases) of Matter

For Teachers 4th - 8th
There are three basic states of matter: Solid, liquid, and gas. Help your learners with visual impairments to understand the chemical nature of each state of matter with tactile elements. Marbles are used to model the particles in each...
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Curated OER

States of Matter Lesson

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the three phases of matter and demonstrate how a property can change states of matter. In this states of matter instructional activity, 2nd graders make an Ooze to discover how a solid changes into a...
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Curated OER

Cup Capacity Tool: Measuring Cup

For Teachers K
Students examine containers and their capacity. They fill a one-cup measuring cup with water and pour cups of water into other containers. Through observation, students discover how many cups make a pint, and how many teaspoons make a...
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All About Matter

For Students 5th - 7th
Twenty-four questions about matter, the states of matter and the properties of matter make up this interactive online instructional activity. Your class will determine the volume of water, the shape of water and the shapes of matter.
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Curated OER

Is it Permeable?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
The question is posed, is it permeable or impermeable, it's up to your critical thinkers to determine the answer. This presentation provides several scientific concepts related to permeability and the properties of matter alongside...
Interactive
Concord Consortium

Phase Change

For Students 6th - 12th
Energize your phase change lesson plans! Add a short but focused interactive into the mix and watch as pupils experience how states of matter react to changes in kinetic energy. The resource tracks the kinetic energy of a cold solid...
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Curated OER

Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore the properties of matter. In this states of matter lesson, 1st graders conduct scientific investigations that require them to mix, cool, and heat objects in order to observe changes in the properties of matter.
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Curated OER

Density of Solids and Liquids

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students calculate the density of regular and irregular solids and liquids. They relate the term dense to science as well as its literal meaning that society uses it as everyday. A worksheet is completed on density.
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Serendip

How Do We Sense the Flavors of Food?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
We taste with our taste buds, so why do flavors change when we have a stuffy nose? Scholars experiment with taste testing while holding their noses and then while smelling. They record their observations in pairs and come together to...
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Curated OER

Freezing and Boiling Point

For Students 7th - 8th
In this freezing and boiling point graph worksheet, students use the graph illustrated to respond to several questions that follow. They identify what is the freezing, boiling, and melting point of the substance in the graph. Students...
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Curated OER

Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine how water changes state, from a liquid to a solid.  In this water instructional activity students study the water cycle and how temperature and pressure effect it. 
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Curated OER

Behavior of Liquids and Gases

For Students 9th - 12th
In this liquids and gases worksheet, students review 9 vocabulary terms associated with liquids and gases by completing a crossword puzzle.
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Curated OER

Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students observe water as it changes form.  In this water activity students observe, measure, and describe water as it changes state. 
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Curated OER

Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore water and ice. In this 3 states of matter instructional activity, students work with a partner to observe, illustrate, and describe the characteristics of an ice cube in a cup. The ice cube is observed again in...
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Curated OER

Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the water cycle and the different forms of water.  In this exploratory lesson students observe, measure and describe water as it changes state.
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American Chemical Society

Density of Water

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
We know solids have a density we can measure, but what about liquids? Lesson explores this concept and allows scholars to explore the relationship between volume and density. Graphing and analysis questions round out the activity. 

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