Worksheet
Curated OER

Beginning Critical Reading- Water

For Students 5th - 6th
In this ESL worksheet, students read a five paragraph text about water. Students then answer 5 multiple choice questions about the passage.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Now You See It, Now You Don't

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Young scholars study the process of evaporation.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Explorit's Chemistry Quiz

For Students 6th - 7th
In this chemistry worksheet, students complete a six question multiple choice quiz about chemistry. This is an on-line interactive worksheet.
Unit Plan
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Abpi: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
Handout
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Just a Phase: Water as a Solid, Liquid, and Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site helps students construct a model of the arrangement of water molecules when present as solid, liquid or gas. Includes background information, lesson plans, links to standards and assessment ideas.
eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Solids, Liquids, and Gases: Audio Book

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Plix: Solid, Liquid and Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this interactive you will move the red dot below each flask to observe how particles move in each different phase of water. You will need a sign-in to access this media, but it will be well worth...
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Solid, Liquid or Gas?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are given a variety of materials and asked to identify if each material as a solid, liquid or gas. They use their five senses - sight, sound, smell, texture and taste - to identify the other characteristics of each item.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Solid, Liquid or Gas

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
[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.
Handout
Purdue University

Purdue Univ: Gases, Liquids, and Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has a brief description of the differences in particles in a gas, liquid, and solid. Animated microscopic pictures demonstrate the molecular movement in each state. Information is then summarized in an easy-to-read chart.
Activity
American Chemical Society

Inquiry in Action: From Liquid to Gas to Solid

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
What causes frost to form on the outside of a cold container? In this activity, students will see that the liquid water can change state again and freeze to become ice.
eBook
Simon Fraser University

Chem1 Virtual Textbook: Liquids and Their Vapors [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
With an overview of the various properties of the states of matter, this 18 page pdf file provides a series of topics related to liquids including special physical properties of liquids, changes of state, and more.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Matter: Identifying Properties and States of Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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.
Lesson Plan
Other

Cwec: Solid, Liquid, Gas! (Mini Unit) [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
The water cycle is investigated in this mini-unit, and water in its three states.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: States of Matter Fitness Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan, young scholars 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...
eBook
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Liquids: A Science Curriculum Resource Support

For Students 2nd - 4th
Read about solids, liquids, and gases, and find out about the phases of matter.
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biology: Specific Heat, Heat of Vaporization, and Density of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
Why does ice float? In this article answer that question by learning about the topics of Specific heat capacity, evaporative cooling, and heat of vaporization of water.
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: Why Do Scientists Think That Light and Sound Are Waves?

For Students 9th - 10th
Light travels as transverse waves and can travel through a vacuum. Sound travels as longitudinal waves and needs to travel through a solid, liquid or gas. Read about the properties of light and of sound, and learn the differences between...
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science: Solid, Liquid, Gas

For Students 1st - 9th
Kid's learn about the science of states of matter. Solids, liquids, gases, and even plasma.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Temperature, Kinetic Theory, and the Gas Laws: Phase Changes

For Students 11th - 12th
By the end of this section, you will be able to interpret a phase diagram; state Dalton's law; identify and describe the triple point of a gas from its phase diagram; and describe the state of equilibrium between a liquid and a gas, a...
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Compare three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
Unit Plan
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...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Concepts, Classification and States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Freshly baked bread and cherry pie are two delicious parts of any meal. What happens to the ingredients that go into the bread and the pie as they are heated in the...

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