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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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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...
Website
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Phase Changes

For Students 10th - 12th
Learn how to interpret a phase diagram, explain Dalton's Law, and describe the state of equilibrium between a liquid and a gas, a liquid and a solid, and a gas and a solid. This resource contains in-depth explanations and multiple...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Classification of Matter by Composition

For Students 9th - 10th
The following tutorial provides an explanation of classification of matter by composition.
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University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: States of Matter: Basics

For Students 3rd - 8th
After watching this simulation, students will be able to describe characteristics of the three states of matter. They will watch as atoms and molecules change between solid, liquid and gas phases.
Interactive
University of Colorado

University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: University of Colorado: States of Matter: Basics

For Students 9th - 10th
An interactive simulation will heat, cool and compress atoms and molecules. Watch as they change between solid, liquid and gas phases. Recognize that different substances have different properties which will affect the temperatures for...
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Science4Fun

Science4 Fun: States of Matter

For Students 1st - 6th
Provides interesting information about the three basic states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: The Three States of Matter

For Teachers K - 1st
In this Physical Science exploration activity, students explore the meaning of the words solid, liquid, and gas. Student groups complete a chart with examples of each type of matter and its properties and then record their observations...
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Using simulations observe what solids, liquids, and gases look like at the atomic scale. After observing the different states of matter at their atomic level, students will be able to conclude about the forces and attractions that exist...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mystery Mud: Exploring Changes in States of Matter

For Students 3rd - 8th
Join a group of middle-school students on a visit to a laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they experiment with "mystery mud" and learn about the relationships between magnetism, particle motion, and changes in...
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Other

Science4 Us: Changes in Matter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Through an instructional video, games, and activities, students explore three types of change matter makes: physical change, in which only the shape of the matter changes; physical phase change in which matter changes to a different form...
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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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Museum of Science

The Atom's Family: Phases of Matter

For Students 3rd - 8th
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?
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HotChalk

Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Science Lesson on Water

For Teachers 1st
This activity will teach students about the three states of water found on our planet: solid, liquid gas. They will learn to distinguish the differences between these states and will be able to give examples of each.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: As a "Matter" of Fact

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan site, students will define matter and compare properties of solids, liquids and gases.
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Read Works

Read Works: The Life Cycle of a Snowman

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about water as a liquid, a solid, and a gas. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Other

60 Second Science: Sticky Glue

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Explore the different states of matter while creating glue.
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Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench Showcase: Chemistry, States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
See how gas, liquid, and solid molecules react to external pressure in this simulation. Also see a model of intermolecular motion through elliptical particles.
Interactive
ABCya

Ab Cya: Hydro Logic

For Students 4th - 6th
Hydro Logic is a splashy puzzle game that teaches the Water Cycle, also known as the Hydrologic Cycle! Navigate our wet little friend Enki to the goal in each level. Enki is liquid at room temperature, but can transform into gas and...
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Chem Tutor

Chem Tutor: Chemistry: States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Other

Science4us: States of Matter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
In the States of Matter module, students further explore the concept that anything on earth that has mass and takes up space is matter. This exercise introduces students to solids, liquids and gases, the three most common states of...
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McREL International

Mc Rel International: Timss 2007 Released Items: Science Fourth Grade [Pdf]

For Students 4th
A released question from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) assessment about change of states of matter. Also included is a scoring guide for the released question.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Making Your Own Snowflake in a Jar

For Teachers K - 1st
In this activity, learners will learn about supersaturated solutions. They will observe the beginning formation of crystals as the solution cools and by the next day, the students will see the formation of a snowflake made by the crystals.
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Crescent Public Schools

The Internet Science Room: The Kinetic Theory & Phase Change

For Students 9th - 10th
This tutorial helps students understand the Kinetic Theory, which explains the effects of temperature and pressure on matter as it goes through phase changes.

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