The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Students learn about solids, liquids, and gases in this interactive slide show. Animated cartoon characters explain concepts having to do with properties of matter. A self-checking quiz follows the lesson.
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.
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.
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Science for Kids: Solids, Liquids and Gases
Engaging hands on science lessons for grades 2-6 on the three states of matter.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Matter, Solid or Liquid: Barthlomew and the Oobleck
Background information: This activity is an extension of the children's exposure to states of matter in the Scott Foresman science series for Grade 2. This lesson has a Literacy component. Using the book by Dr. Seuss, "Bartholomew and...
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Chapter 1: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Five exemplary chemistry lessons about the three states of matter complete with handouts and animations.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: States of Matter Fitness Lesson Plan
For this lesson, 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 soup...
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: States of Matter
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...
Chiral Publishing
Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Solids, Liquids, and Gases: Audio Book
An interactive guide to the basics of solids, liquids, and gases. Wonderful pictures show the makeup of each and how the particles move in these states of matter.
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.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: States of Matter
[Free Registration/Login Required] Compare three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: University of Colorado: States of Matter: Basics
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...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: States of Matter: Basics
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.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Learning Observation Skills Through Studying Solids, Liquids, and Gases
During this lesson, learners 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.
Vision Learning
Vision Learning: Three States of Matter
Concept animation compares molecular movement of solids, liquids, and gases.
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Solid, Liquid or Gas
[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.
ABCya
Ab Cya: States of Matter
States of Matter is an educational activity for kids to learn about the different properties of matter. The lesson will introduce solids, liquids, and gases. Students will then be assessed through a sorting activity where they will...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Matter: Identifying Properties and States of Matter
In this activity about matter, students investigate the three states of matter by participating in a small group lab. Students will observe, question, and investigate the properties of solids, liquids, and gases.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Oobleck: What State's the Matter
A lab activity where students determine the state of matter of the "oobleck". Students will create a lab procedure to investigate the state of matter. Site includes handouts for the activity.
Starfall
Starfall: All About Matter
This lesson focuses on Matter including the three states of matter, the energy that it takes to change the state of matter, and experiments for children to conduct. Students can choose to have any paragraph read to them.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Properties of Matter
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial, students will begin to understand a substance according to its physical properties. Learn to distinguish between extensive and intensive...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: What's the Matter?
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart is an introduction to investigating matter: solids, liquids, and gases.
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...