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How Does Altitude Relate To Density?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students demonstrate an understanding of the properties of matter by applying them to density, pressure, and temperature. The educational software program, "Foilsim" is used in this inquiry.
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Classifying Matter Game

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students identify the different states of matter. For this chemistry lesson, students differentiate the physical properties of the three states. They apply what they learned by playing a team game at the end of the lesson.
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Classification of Matter

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Pupils classify items according to their physical properties. In this chemistry lesson, students define what matter is in their own words. They use the matter diagram to organize different substances.
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Melting and Freezing of Water

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students differentiate the three states of matter. In this chemistry lesson, students analyze graphs of heating and cooling curve of water. They complete a lab report and discuss results.
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One Plus One Makes New

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students identify the different properties of matter. In this chemistry lesson, students design an experiment on a property of matter they would like to investigate. They report their findings in class.
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Phases of Matter

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students describe the motion of solids, liquids and gases. In this chemistry lesson, students describe how temperature affect motion of the particles. They determine the physical properties of each phase.
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Spectroscopy Demonstrations

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students study light and see what emits photons and that light can be separated onto a spectrum.  In this energy and matter instructional activity students identify gases using a spectrum chart. 
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Heat Absorption

For Teachers 8th - 9th
Students examine how heat moves from substance to another.  In this heat absorption instructional activity students identify ways that heat is transferred and analyze data.
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8th GRade SCience End of the Year Flip Video Review

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore video taping.  In this science review lesson, students create a video of an assigned science unit as a peer study tool.
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What's the Matter?

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Students investigate matter.  For this matter lesson, students identify types of matter and characteristics of each type.   Students discuss matter and create matter posters to show understanding.
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Liquids and Solids

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students identify and categorize states of matter. For this states of matter lesson, students study the pictures and sort them as liquids and solids.
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Matter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students complete a unit of activities to learn about states of matter and how to measure matter. In this matter activity, students complete 8 lessons to learn about matter, its states, and how to measure matter.
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Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students study the water cycle and states of matter. In this water cycle lesson, students observe ice for a period of time and record their observations. Students create a Venn Diagram comparing water in solid form and liquid form....
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Elementary Exploration: Seeing the Light

For Teachers 5th - 7th
Students use critical thinking skills to learn about light, sound, and matter. Students follow the procedure steps to complete a light, sound, and matter experiment.
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Water & Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate the properties of water. For this states of water lesson, 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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Nouns and Verbs

For Students 3rd - 4th
In this forms of water worksheet, learners explore the different characteristics of water. Students are given a word pool with five words and they complete the five sentences with one of the words.
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Gases

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this gases activity, students review the 3 states of matter, the types of molecular motion, and the characteristics of gases. This activity has 30 problems to solve.
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Solids and Liquids

For Students 6th - 7th
In this melting points instructional activity, learners study the melting points table of the solid and liquid states of matter. Students use the table to answer the 7 questions.
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Compounds and Mixtures Notes

For Students 5th - 8th
In this matter learning exercise, students watch a movie and then compare the differences between compounds and mixtures. This learning exercise has 16 fill in the blank questions.
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Matter in Motion

For Students 6th - 8th
For this matter in motion worksheet, students answer the provided questions as it relates to motion, speed, velocity, and acceleration. Students mark given statements as either true or false.
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Chemistry Wk 2

For Students 10th - 11th
In this chemistry worksheet, students calculate the freezing point of a given solution. Students calculate the final temperature and state of the water in a given problem. Students solve several problems provided.
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Chemistry Practice

For Students 9th - 11th
In this chemistry practice worksheet, students select the correct response to the given questions. Students apply knowledge about the states of matter, finding vapor pressure and atmospheric pressure.
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Organizer
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Matter

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this matter worksheet, students complete a graphic organizer by describing the properties of matter, the changes of matter, and how matter can form mixtures.
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Science Words

For Students 10th - 11th
In this general science instructional activity, students find 32 science words reviewing states of matter and types of substances. Students may self correct by selecting the link at the bottom of the page.