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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Matter, Solid or Liquid: Barthlomew and the Oobleck

For Teachers K - 1st
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...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Solid or Liquid?

For Teachers K - 1st
A demonstration and lab activity where students investigate the characteristics of solids and liquids, and classify materials as one or the other.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Solid and Liquid Density Investigation

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
For this activity, students investigate whether objects and liquids float or sink when placed in water. As they proceed, they will develop an understanding of what density is. Student handouts are provided.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Solids and Liquids Stations

For Teachers K - 1st
A description of a lesson where students navigate through twelve stations on solids and liquids and record their observations in a booklet. The station topics are listed, but the recording booklet materials were purchased from...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Separating Solids and Liquids

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
An activity designed for second grade, where learners explore how to separate various solids and liquids, for example, pepper and water. They then decide on another mixture and compose a new question to investigate. Throughout they are...
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The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry

Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry: Solids, Liquids, and Gasses

For Students Pre-K - 1st
A collection of cartoon animations that teach students what they need to understand about solids, liquids, and gases.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Loch Ness: What Happens When Solids and Liquids Are Heated or Cooled?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students will look at what happens to different types of matter when they have a change of state.
Activity
Science is Fun

Science Is Fun: Gluep Solid or Liquid?

For Students 6th - 8th
In this experiment, students create a polymer substance called Gluep, then investigate its properties. Includes a detailed explanation of how the polymer molecules bond together to form the plastic.
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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.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Students 9th - 10th
Given descriptions, scenarios, or illustrations, students will distinguish between the compressibility, structure, shape, and volume of solids, liquids, and gases.
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.
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Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Ap Chemistry: Liquids, Solids, and Solutions

For Students 9th - 10th
Students discover intermolecular attractions between neighboring molecules. These intermolecular attractions, or IMA, affect the behavior of liquids, solids, and solutions.
Activity
American Chemical Society

American Chemical Society: Science for Kids: Solids, Liquids and Gases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Engaging hands on science lessons for grades 2-6 on the three states of matter.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Chapter 1: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Five exemplary chemistry lessons about the three states of matter complete with handouts and animations.
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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.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Is Fire a Solid, a Liquid, or a Gas?

For Students 9th - 10th
Elizabeth Cox illuminates the science behind fire.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Solids, Liquids and How They Can Be Separated

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this unit children learn about the differences between solids and liquids and recognize that the same material can exist as both solid and liquid. They identify changes that occur when solids and...
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.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mystery Material: Is It a Solid or a Liquid?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Is it a solid or a liquid? In this activity, students will handle a mystery substance that has qualities of both a solid and a liquid while learning about phases. They will manipulate the substance, record any observations they...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Learning Observation Skills Through Studying Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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.
eBook
Upper Canada District School Board

Tom Stretton's Advanced Placement Chemistry: Liquids and Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
Take on this self-guided advanced level e-text, and learn about the chemical and physical structure of liquids and solids.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Norway Fjords: What Are Solids, Liquids and Gases?

For Students 4th - 5th
The differences between solids, liquids, and gases and the properties of each are presented in this lesson.
Interactive
BBC

Bb Ci Schools: Revisewise Science: Solids, Liquids, Gases

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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...
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Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Amorphous Solid

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from the Wikipedia encyclopedia on amorphous solids contains information on examples of, the difference between amorphous solids and crystalline solid, and the transition between a very viscous liquid and an amorphous solid.

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