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K12 Reader

Forms of Matter

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
In this forms of matter worksheet, students read a 4 paragraph article about forms of matter, then complete a set of 5 short answer comprehension questions.
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Curated OER

States of Matter

For Students 7th - 10th
In this states of matter worksheet, students fill in the blanks using the terms evaporation or condensation for 4 statements. They match vaporization, condensation, evaporation and boiling to their definitions. They fill in 8 blanks with...
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Curated OER

What is Matter?

For Students 7th - 9th
In this matter worksheet, students answer 6 questions about matter. Students distinguish between homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures, they identify elements and compounds and they distinguish between pure substances and mixtures.
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Curated OER

Properties of Matter

For Students 9th - 12th
In this properties of matter worksheet, students answer 6 questions related to matter. They classify and categorize given statements as chemical or physical properties, they identify chemical and physical changes and they find the...
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Curated OER

Matter and Energy

For Students 7th - 10th
For this matter and energy worksheet, students identify substances as solids, liquids or gases, they use the kinetic theory to describe the motion of particles and they explain the conservation of mass and energy when a substance changes...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Physical Changes and the Water Cycle - Three

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders observe and reproduce the water cycle in their very own classroom. A simple, yet very effective, demonstration on how water evaporates is observed by the young scientists. They make observations and sketches in their...
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Curated OER

Chemical Wonders

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students read about and discuss how chemical engineers use different states of matter to create substances. For this chemical engineering lesson plan, students also give examples of the 3 kinds of matter.
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Curated OER

This is Cool!

For Students 3rd - 4th
Third and fourth graders who are studying states of matter will enjoy this simple exercise. In it, they look at a picture of a girl in her kitchen, and they must circle five examples of materials that have changed states of matter as...
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Curated OER

Ice Cream in a Bag

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students discuss the three states of matter and how they are affected by temperature. They make ice cream in a bag while observing how temperature change affects the mixture. They discuss why some specimens froze more quickly than others...
Unit Plan
Curated OER

Matter And Materials

For Teachers 1st
Students investigate the concept of identifying different objects in nature and classifying them into different categories. The students will describe and explain a group of the objects orally and in writing form that is appropriate to...
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Curated OER

Physical Changes Pre-Quiz

For Students 2nd - 3rd
Quiz the class on what they know before you teach it. This assessment will give you an idea of what basic scientific concepts are known to your learners. Physical change, state of matter, and basic plant and animal needs are covered.
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Melting and Freezing of Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Pupils examine the three states of matter. They identify the segments of heating and cooling curves. Students analyze data and create a graph to determine the freezing and melting temperature of water.
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Curated OER

A Matter of Survival

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders dance with inspiration from wild animals. In this creative movement lesson, 4th graders watch a video clip and then move like an animal might move in their natural surroundings.
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Curated OER

Water 1: Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students discover the forms water can take. In this hands-on science lesson, students examine how water can change from a solid to a liquid and then back again.
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Curated OER

What Is Natural?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Your junior highers will learn about which objects are natural and classify objects as abiotic or biotic. Your class will trace human products to their natural resources using matter cycles and then create their own definition of nature.
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Columbus City Schools

Changes All Around Us

For Teachers 7th Standards
Whoa! What just happened? That's right, change is everywhere. But what exactly is changing? Middle school science sleuths get to the bottom of the changes matter can experience. Through simple demonstrations, engaging videos, and an...
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Exploratorium

Balancing Stick

For Teachers 6th - 10th
Have some physical science fun when studying the center of gravity or center of mass. Simply have balancing artists stand a dowel on one finger and keep it from falling over! A lump of clay is added and moved up along the dowel over a...
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American Chemical Society

Condensation

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
It's time to break the ice! If you are doing all of the lessons in the unit, children have already seen that increasing heat increases the rate of evaporation, but is the opposite true? Does decreasing temperature cause more condensation...
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NASA

Two Versions of Gravity: Newton and Einstein

For Teachers 11th - 12th Standards
We have all heard the debate about teaching both theories, but an innovative lesson takes the discussion to a new level. Scholars research and debate Newton's Law of Gravitation versus Einstein's General Theory of...
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Mascil Project

Sports Physiology and Statistics

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
If I want to build up my heart, where should I start? Science scholars use statistics in a sports physiology setting during an insightful experiment. Groups measure resting and active heart rates and develop a scatter plot that shows the...
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Curated OER

Properties of Aqueous Solutions

For Teachers 9th - Higher Ed
Advanced chemistry kids experiment with the freezing and boiling points of various aqueous solutions. They also prepare a presentation of the kinetics of solution formation and structure of the matter involved. This resource provides...
Activity
Exploratorium

Hand Battery

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Get hands-on in your physical science class by having learners conduct electricity with their own hands! By placing one hand on each of two different metals, a current can be generated and measured on a microammeter. Make an experiement...
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Baylor College

Moving Air

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
In lab groups, young scientists place aluminum cans with a bubble-solution cap into different temperatures of water to see what size of bubble dome forms. As part of an atmosphere unit in preparation for learning about convection...
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Curated OER

Where Did They Come From?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Give science learners nine questions about the biogeography of hydrothermal vents and turn them loose to research this fascinating habitat. Working in cooperative groups, they prepare a report that addresses each of the questions. A...

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