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Students are introduced to the properties of solids, liquids and gases. They see that colloids are mixtures which display the properties of more than one of these states. They engage in an excellent experiment which demonstrates this fact.

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colloids, gases, liquids, solids

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colloids, gas, liquid, solid, science
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Grade
1st - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
30 mins
Instructional Strategy
Inquiry-Based Learning

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