Curated OER
Carbon-14 Dating
For this carbon dating worksheet, students write and illustrate a comic strip describing the entire process of C-14 dating. Then students complete 6 short answer and 2 fill in the blank questions.
Curated OER
Heat 1
In this heat worksheet, students determine the heat gained or lost when matter changes phases. Students review the energy flow through ecosystems by comparing trophic levels and food webs. This worksheet has 10 fill in the blank, 5 short...
Curated OER
Exploring Phases of Matter
Students discuss and experiment with the phases of water. For this phases of matter lesson, students recognize the different states of matter. Students measure and record changes and understand when the state changes.
Curated OER
Participial Adjectives 2 -ed/-ing
In this participial adjectives worksheet, young scholars choose the correct way to complete the sentences with adjectives either ending in -ed or -ing. Students complete 16 sentences.
Curated OER
Rain Formation
First graders investigate the different water formations by conducting an experiment. In this water properties lesson, 1st graders examine jars filled with ice, rain water, air and snow in their class. Students predict what...
Curated OER
Weather -- Snowmen in May
Students are read the story "Snowballs" and discuss what the conditions must be for it to snow. They make snowmen out of snow when it snows outside. They discover what happens to their snowmen when they take them inside.
Curated OER
Science Words
In this general science worksheet, 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.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Boiling, Freezing, Melting Point: Lesson 2
This lesson will introduce the phase changes that occur at the boiling, freezing, and melting points. It is 2 of 4 in the series titled "Boiling, Freezing, Melting Point."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Boiling, Freezing, Melting Point: Lesson 4
This lesson will introduce the phase changes that occur at the boiling, freezing, and melting points. It is 4 of 4 in the series titled "Boiling, Freezing, Melting Point."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Boiling, Freezing, Melting Point: Lesson 1
This lesson will introduce the phase changes that occur at the boiling, freezing, and melting points. It is 1 of 4 in the series titled "Boiling, Freezing, Melting Point."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Melting Point and Thermodynamics of Double Stranded Dna
Read the passage and study the graphics concerning Melting Point and Thermodynamics of Double-Stranded DNA and then answer the five question quiz.
Other
Science Alive: Melting Point Simulation
Percy Julian and Josef Pikl used the fact that melting point-the temperature at which a substance changes from a solid to a liquid-is a characteristic property of a substance to prove that the British chemist Robert Robinson could not...
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Melting Point
Wikipedia offers a brief description of the term, "Melting point," including hyperlinked terms.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Melting
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What happens to matter when it melts and the definition of melting point.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Freezing
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains what happens to matter when it freezes and the definition of freezing point.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Freezing and Melting of Water
Freezing temperature, the temperature at which a substance turns from liquid to solid, and melting temperature, the temperature at which a substance turns from a solid to a liquid, are characteristic physical properties. In this...
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Changing State Melting
Explore the phase change that occurs when ice is melting.
University of Maryland
Lowering the Freezing Point of Water Using Salt
A page from the University of Maryland Physics Lecture Demonstration Facility. Provides directions for a teacher demonstration of the effect of an ionic solute upon the freezing point of water. Shows apparatus and set-up; provides...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: Salty Roads
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore how solutes can keep roads clear of ice in the winter by learning how different types and concentrations of a solute affect the freezing point of a solution.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Kaap De Goede Hoop: Why Do Changes in State Take Place?
Zander is on a camping trip. Join him, and help him learn about boiling and melting points.
Other
Third Millenium Online: Melting and Freezing
The concepts of melting point and freezing point are explained on this site.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mit: Blossoms: Will an Ice Cube Melt Faster in Freshwater or Saltwater?
Engage learners in the study of the ocean and saltwater with these activities. Students will see that saltwater has different physical properties than freshwater - mainly density. This lesson can serve as a springboard into other...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Going to Extremes: Frozen Alive
Explore survival strategies of animals in freezing climates. Investigate the role of glucose (sugar solution) when used as an antifreeze and the relationship between temperature and metabolism.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: How Low Can You Go?
In this activity, Students can use an EasyTemp temperature probe to determine the normal melting temperature of ice. They will then study how the addition of salt to the melting ice affects its melting temperature. They will finally...