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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Make Some Zlime

For Students 1st - 5th
Explore properties of matter by making a slimy substance out of cornstarch and water then noticing how it reacts to pressure.
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Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility

Jefferson Lab: Reading Passage: Properties and Changes

For Students 3rd - 8th
Read and fill in the blanks of this passage properties and changes. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be displayed along with your choice.
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Activity
Other

The Science House: Dancing Spaghetti

For Teachers 9th - 10th
The chemical change of matter is illustrated in this lab experiment when spaghetti is placed in a solution of baking soda and vinegar. Watch the spaghetti rise to the surface and sink again once the gas is released.
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Activity
Other

Study Stack: Changes in Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
An online flashcard deck that reviews properties of matter. Test your knowledge of matter, chemical changes, and physical changes. Site allows you to put flashcards into two sections, those you know and those you don't. After separating...
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Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Chemical and Physical Properties Defined

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will define chemical and physical properties and introduce methods used in chemistry to measure chemical and physical properties.
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Activity
Other

60 Second Science: Easy Putty

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Explore the properties of colloids while making putty. Discover how some mixtures can display properties of both solids and liquids.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: What Is Matter?

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore the properties of Matter. See examples and activities of matter.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Does Matter Really Matter?

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart teaches the different states of matter. Use the magic revealer to check your answers in this creative flipchart full of many examples and activities.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: States of Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
A comprehensive lesson plan site that contains a number of activities to aid in teaching about the states and properties of matter and the difference between a physical and chemical change.
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Lesson Plan
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

National Academies Press: Small, Smaller, Smallest

For Students 4th - 6th
View these slides to better understand that matter is made of smaller parts that are too small to be seen. These slides can be used to meet math, science, and literacy standards.
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Interactive
Learning Farm

Learning Farm: Matter and Mass

For Students 4th - 6th
Practice what you know about matter and mass. Choose between test mode and game mode to answer questions pertinent to matter and mass.
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Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Hot and Cold Water Experiment

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Demonstrate the relationship between water temperature and density using two clear plastic soda bottles.
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: Physical and Chemical Properties

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students will learn the difference between physical and chemical properties of matter.
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Website
Other

Classifying Matter and Changes in Matter

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn to identify changes in matter and explain what happens as matter changes. The lesson is supplemented with several experiments to reinforce key concepts.
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Whiteboard
SMART Technologies

Smart: States of Matter

For Students 2nd - 5th
This review of matter includes properties, volume, length, mass, and states of matter. Activities, games, and a Monster Quiz are include.
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Handout
Fact Monster

Fact Monster: Malleability

For Students 9th - 10th
The physical property of malleability is explained. The importance of malleability to various physical processes is discussed. Examples of materials with high malleability are identified.