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Activity
Center of Science and Industry

Cosi Columbus: Can You Stand the Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
Science experiment that demonstrates the four states or phases of matter: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Includes full list of materials, procedures, and scientific explanation of how you change water from a liquid state to a gaseous...
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Properties of Matter

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short quiz on the properties of matter, covering mass, density, weight, and volume.
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Unit Plan
Ministerio de Educacion, Cultura y Deporte (Spain)

Cnice: Iniciacion Interactiva a La Materia

For Students 9th - 10th
Matter is anything that has mass and occupies a space. In this site you will find a lot of illustrations and interactive activities dealing with matter.
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Website
Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Viaje Al Interior De La Materia

For Students 9th - 10th
These interactive materials will help you to understand how matter is made up and will help you expand your knowledge on matter. You will find an evaluation at the end.
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Channel 4 Learning

4 L: Science Essentials: Material World

For Students 1st - 5th
Learn about topics related to the material world. Each topic includes facts, a glossary, an interactive quiz, printable worksheets, an image bank, and web links.
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Website
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: States of Matter

For Students 5th - 8th
This resource explains the five states of matter and methods of changing from one state to another.
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eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Flex Book Textbooks: Physical Science Concepts for Middle School

For Students 5th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] A complete, web-based textbook covering a wide range of middle school concepts in Physical Science.
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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.
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eBook
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Tar Heel Reader: Three Kinds of Matter: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Students 3rd - 5th
Find out about the three states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Mass and Weight: What's the Difference?

For Students 9th - 10th
Explanation of the differences between mass and weight.
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CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Atoms Make Up Everything

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how atoms are the building blocks of all living and nonliving things.
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Interactive
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: Physics: Matter Review

For Students 9th - 10th
Review matter and atoms in this Jeopardy-style game.
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Handout
The Environmental Literacy Council

Environmental Literacy Council: Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the considerable variety of materials on Earth, and the basic properties which set them apart. Read how all matter on Earth comes into play when it comes to environmental issues.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Conservation of Mass It's the Law!

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource includes videos, interactives, and additional resources to help students understand the law of conservation of mass and how to balance chemical equations.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Matter, Mass, and Volume

For Students 6th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of matter and what mass and volume measure.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Liquids

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Properties of liquid matter.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Elements

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers element and properties of an element.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: Matter, Mass, and Volume

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of matter and what mass and volume measure.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Characteristics of Matter

For Students 6th - 8th
Find out the basic characteristics and main properties of all matter.
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Characteristics of Matter

For Students 6th - 8th
A podcast tutorial describing the main characteristics of matter. [1:02]
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Website
Nobel Media AB

The Nobel Prize: Structure of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an illustrated and animated story that seeks to answer several questions. What are atoms made of? What is keeping a nucleus intact? What happens if you try to separate two quarks? Are quarks fundamental?
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Activity
Museum of Science

The Atom's Family: Mighty Molecules

For Students 9th - 10th
In this activity, students construct models of molecules using marshmallows and gum drops.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Conservation of Mass Gum Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate whether or not chewing gum should be considered eating using the law of conservation of mass to reason that the portion lost of the original mass of gum must be swallowed.
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Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Matter and Energy Cycles

For Students 9th - 10th
In this incredibly comprehensive interactive tutorial you will learn about the carbon cycle. You will also learn about how matter and energy flows through the nitrogen cycle and phosphorus cycle.