Curated OER
Forces and Energy Study Guide
Sixth graders use prior knowledge to create a tri-fold study guide using Microsoft Publisher (if available). They include real world examples that show balanced and unbalanced forces, kinetic and potential energy, and vocabulary. The...
Curated OER
Separating Soup Mix
Students use screens of three sizes to separate a mixture of five solid materials. They plan and conduct simple investigations using appropriate tools, measures, and safety rules and record and report observations, explanations, and...
Curated OER
Spectral Surprise
Young scholars experience a model that produces, separating, and displaying spectral colors.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Changes in Matter
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In the following online tutorial students identify the chemical properties of a substance and describe chemical changes and differentiate them from physical changes....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Changes in Matter
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Students will describe methods for separating mixtures, such as chromatography, distillation, fractional distillation, evaporation, and filtration. They will also...
eSchool Today
E School Today: What Is Matter
Learn about matter, its three states, changes of state, how matter behaves, and physical and chemical changes in matter.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Matter, It Does!
In this activity students identify forms and changes of matter.
Other
Classifying Matter and Changes in Matter
Learn to identify changes in matter and explain what happens as matter changes. The lesson is supplemented with several experiments to reinforce key concepts.
Other
Study Stack: Changes in Matter
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...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Properties of Matter
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial, students will begin to understand a substance according to its physical properties. Learn to distinguish between extensive and intensive...
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Aaas: Project 2061: Topic: Atoms, Molecules, and States of Matter
[Free Registration/Login Required] Create a science test that checks for student understanding in science, for common misconceptions, as well as for correct ideas. This is a list of key ideas related to Atoms, Molecules, and States of...
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: As a "Matter" of Fact
In this lesson plan site, learners will define matter and compare properties of solids, liquids and gases.
Frostburg State University
General Chemistry Online: Ten Signs of Chemical Change
Resource provides the ten signs that tell when a chemical change has occured. Each sign has a detailed explanation.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Freezing Things: States of Matter
The class will go back over the Power Point presentation on chemical and physical properties. The teacher will then conduct numerous liquid nitrogen demos. This lesson plan is used early in the Chemistry course. The students love it....
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Inquiry in Action: Teach Science Well
Online textbook reviews fundamentals of chemistry and physical science via slideshow presentations, notes, and videos. Materials for classroom activities engage students in inquiry-based, hands-on investigations covering molecular...
American Chemical Society
American Chemical Society: Inquiry in Action: Teach Science Well
Online textbook reviews fundamentals of chemistry and physical science via slideshow presentations, notes, and videos. Materials for classroom activities engage students in inquiry-based, hands-on investigations covering molecular...
Other
Homewood City Schools: Classification of Matter
This Homewood City Schools site has an outline form and contains lots of information about the classification and composition of matter. Some of the topics covered are matter and temperature, changes in state, composition of matter, and...
Read Works
Read Works: Mix the Old With the New
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how cooking causes changes in matter. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Physical and Chemical Properties
Students will learn the difference between physical and chemical properties of matter.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Changing Matter:changing Matter: Is Weight the Same or Different?
Students conduct a hands-on investigation to determine how matter, changing state, effects the property of weight. Students will collect data and graph their results. Resources include step by step instructions, a data worksheet, videos...
National Geographic
National Geographic: Properties of Matter: Macro to Nano Scale
In this lesson, students learn how properties of matter for common materials may change when examined at the nanoscale level. Includes student handouts, video resources, and a glossary.
Other
The Science House: Dancing Spaghetti
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.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: What's the Matter: Concentration Game
What's the Matter? is a guided inquiry lesson on classification of matter, physical and chemical properties, and physical and chemical changes. There are two parts to this lesson: (a) concentration game for definitions and (b)...
Other
King's Centre for Visualization in Science: Scientific Models
A series of interactive applets use scientific models to teach some basic concepts of matter, including states of matter and physical and chemical changes.