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Who Wants to be a Millionaire? Changing State

For Teachers 5th - 8th
A teacher with talent has created a fun set of review questions on the changing states of matter. Cycle through 15 questions, multiple choice answers, and a monetary reward for guessing correctly. Use this game show PowerPoint to help...
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States of Matter

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students explore the states of matter. They discuss the different phrases of matter and categorize everyday substances as solids, liquids, or gases. Students explore the relationship between the phases on an atomic level and the role of...
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Soapy Solids

For Teachers K - 4th
Students observe and explain how a change in temperature causes a physical change in a substance.  In this physical science lesson, students use a soap making kit to observe the effects of adding heat to the bar soap as they...
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Ooblek

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students demonstrate the three states of matter. In this matter instructional activity, students read Bartholomew and the Ooblek. Students create "ooblek" and discuss what state of matter it is.
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Water 1: Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students examine the changes as water goes from solid to liquid. In this states of matter lesson, students observe and record the changes to water as it changes from solid to liquid and back to solid.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students perform experiments in pairs to visualize the changes in water during freezing and melting. In this properties of water lesson, students use their senses and inquiry tools to understand the changes in state of water. Suggested...
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Three States of Matter

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders investigate the three states of matter and the properties of materials as they undergo physical changes. They identify examples of each type of matter, role-play atoms in solids, liquids, and gases, and conduct an...
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Young scholars explore the states of matter. In this physical science lesson plan, students observe what happens to water when it freezes and record observations. Young scholars then observe ice when it melts and record observations.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the states of matter. In this physics lesson, students use water and ice to demonstrate the characteristics of a solid and liquid. Students record their observations as the state of the water changes.
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Water 1: Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate water in its solid and liquid form. In this states of matter lesson, students experiment to see what happens as water goes from a solid, ice, to a liquid, water, and back again. They write about and illustrate the...
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Review Sheet for Matter Test

For Students 10th - 12th
For this matter worksheet, students answer five questions about the law of conservation of mass. They identify substances as solids, liquids, gases or mixtures and they identify given items as matter or energy.
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Solids and Liquids

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Pupils investigate what happens to solids and liquids when they change from one form to another. In this states of matter lesson, students work in groups on a virtual experiment that requires them to collect data regarding the melting...
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It's OK to Reach Your Boiling Point!

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars view a video which introduces them to density and the states of matter. They experiment, collect data, and graph the boiling/freezing points of several edible items...and then make brownies!
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Matter

For Teachers 1st
First graders study and define matter. They observe and identify states of matter along with common attributes and study how matter can change form or change its state depending on temperature.
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Water & Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the properties of water. In this states of water activity, students explore how water goes from liquid to solid and back to liquid again. Students use measurement, observation, and communication to describe the change.
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Observing Popcorn

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discover the process of boiling water and how it is part of the changing of states of matter. They observe a kernel of popcorn pop in a test tube with water and take notes of how the water changes to the form of a gas....
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Learning Cycle Lesson Plan

For Teachers 3rd
students investigate, develop inferences, and identify general descriptions for each of the three states of matter - solid, liquid, and gas. students investigate water, by observing and stating inferences about, the properties of each...
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Frozen Solids

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students investigate various properties of ice including melting points and the effect of pressure on ice. They demonstrate how increased pressure lowers the melting point of ice and perform a simple experiment proving that water is more...
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Our Picnic, The Study of Matter

For Teachers 1st
First graders discover the properties of matter through hands-on experiences, 1st graders discover how to protect their Freeze Pop from melting.