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Curated OER

Liquid Level

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students observe liquids in different containers and then explore the concept that liquids have level surfaces. They identify those who are not at the center to reinforce the concept of liquid levels with a representational puzzle and...
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Curated OER

Liquids in Bottles

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate different liquids to develop their concept of a liquid. They work at a center to tip, swirl, shake, roll, and otherwise investigate seven liquids in small, clear plastic bottles: plain water, corn syrup, liquid...
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Solids and Water

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students investigate mixtures made of water and familiar solid materials. They observe and discuss the changes that occur immediately and set the mixtures aside for a day. Finally, students observe the mixtures, note changes, and graph...
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Curated OER

Introduce Solids

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars identify and interpret a variety of solid materials - cloth, wood, metal, plastic, paper, and rubber. After a period of free exploration, they then describe the properties of the objects and develop vocabulary in order to...
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Curated OER

Water 1: Water and Ice

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students investigate water in its solid and liquid form. In this states of matter lesson, students experiment to see what happens as water goes from a solid, ice, to a liquid, water, and back again. They write about and illustrate the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Solids

For Students 10th
In this solids worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 10 different word problems that include determining the volume and surface area of various solids. First, they determine the surface area of a cube as described. Then, students...
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Worksheet
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Separating Solids Experiment

For Students 7th - 8th
In this separating solids experiment instructional activity, students follow the procedures to find what physical properties could be used to separate a mixture of pepper, salt, sand and iron filings.
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Organizer
Curated OER

States of Matter

For Students 7th - 9th
In this states of matter worksheet, students complete a concept map about the three states of matter including solids, liquids and gases.
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Curated OER

Temperature Changes Everything

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners determine the effect of temperature on the motion of particles. They study the difference between particles in a gas, liquid, and a solid and see how the characteristics of solids, liquids, and gases can be explained by particle...
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Curated OER

Using Your Marbles - Volume Measurement and Reporting

For Teachers 3rd
Demonstrate how to measure the volume of liquids and solids immersed in liquid to your class. They observe a teacher-led demonstration, and in small groups construct a data table that demonstrates how many marbles were used and the...
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American Chemical Society

Moving Molecules in a Solid

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Who likes magic shows? In the fourth of five lessons, pupils view a scientific magic trick. The ball fits through the ring easily, but then moments later, it won't pass through anymore. What changed? Can we reverse the change? Scholars...
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Activity
It's About Time

Mass and Volume

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
Don't be so dense that light bends around you; study the relationship between mass and volume instead. Young chemists measure the density of a variety of liquids and solids. A reading passage and analysis questions introduce pupils to...
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Interactive
Concord Consortium

Intermolecular Attractions and States of Matter

For Students 6th - 12th
Need a solid resource for teaching about states of matter? Science scholars go with the flow in a simple interactive that shows how intermolecular attractions determine a substance's phase. Pupils take control of the level of attraction...
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Activity
101 Questions

You Pour, I Choose

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Tall and skinny or short and stout, which glass hold the most liquid? Learners analyze dimensions of cylindrical glasses to determine the one holding the greatest amount of liquid. They brainstorm the relevant dimensions before making...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Water - Solid and Liquid

For Teachers 1st
First graders conduct a science inquiry by comparing water in its liquid and solid form. The students describe the different stages of water and complete a worksheet answering questions about each form of the water. Teacher assessment...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Solids and Liquids

For Students 6th - 7th
In this solids and liquids worksheet, students analyze the table of melting points of common materials in order to answer the questions given.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Measuring Liquid Volume & Reading Thermometers

For Students 7th - 9th
In this liquid volume worksheet, students first practice measuring liquid volume by determining what volume is indicated on each of the graduated cylinders in milliliters for the first nine problems. Then they determine the temperature...
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Heat and Matter

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students explore liquids and solids by conducting in class experiments. In this matter lesson, students define the properties of matter and how heat can change those properties. Students experiment with heating objects such as butter and...
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States of Matter: Solids, Liquids and Gases

For Teachers K - 3rd
Students explore various states of matter. In this science lesson plan, students recognize the properties of each state of matter and recognize the similarities and differences between the three states of matter.
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Fluid Thinking About Liquids and Solids

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders examine the physical characteristics of the different states of matter. For this chemistry lesson, 2nd graders observe how matter changes from one phase to another. They classify substances according to its type of matter.
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PPT
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Buoyancy

For Teachers 4th - 7th
This is a brief survey of the states and properties of matter directed toward upper elementary physical scientists. Solids and liquids are compared. Density and buoyancy are related. Use this presentation just prior to demonstrating...
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Curated OER

Alice Magic Cake

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Using a famous children's story as the hook, learners explore the concept of changes in matter. First, they make a cake similar to the one made by Alice in the story Alice's Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll. Next, they let their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Effects of Temperature on Solids

For Teachers 5th - 10th
Young scholars explore the effects that extreme temperatures have on the material properties of solids. They investigate the properties of a material whose state depends on extreme temperatures and witness how it interacts with room...
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Activity
University of Waikato

Solid to Liquid to Gas

For Teachers K - 3rd
Help classes understand heat as a form of energy. A hands-on activity has learners investigate how heat, or the lack of heat, affects the physical state of water. They then connect their discoveries to the water cycle.

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