Utah Education Network
Uen: Physical Changes
Second graders explore the concept of law of conservation of mass.
Other
English Montreal School: Chemical vs. Physical Changes: Elements vs. Compounds
A laboratory experiment where students classify matter into a homogenous mixture, heterogeneous mixture, solution, or pure substance. Also students will test for physical and chemical changes.
Utah State Office of Education
Utah Science: Changing Matter
Matter changes both physically and chemically on a fairly regular basis. Through these activities students will challenge their understanding of the changes that may take place with different types of matter.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Dirtmeister's Science Lab: Matter
Step into Dirtmeister's Science Lab as he explores the challenge question: "How can you force a physical change in matter?" Learn about matter, make your predictions and then do the experiment.
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.
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Changing State: Melting
Discover the concept that energy transfer and molecular motion cause the change in state from a solid to a liquid. Also compare state changes of water to the state changes of other substances.
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)...
Frostburg State University
General Chemistry Online: Physical and Chemical Changes
Resource provides information about the difference between physical and chemical changes. Includes a definition and examples of each.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Matter and Energy: Chemical Reactions
Do you know the difference between a physical and a chemical change? This interactive tutorial will explore these concepts!
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Mystery Mud: Exploring Changes in States of Matter
Join a group of middle-school students on a visit to a laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they experiment with "mystery mud" and learn about the relationships between magnetism, particle motion, and changes in...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Physical Science: Changes of State
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of a change of state and the physical processes that cause it.
Utah STEM Foundation
Utah Stem Action Center: Changes in Matter
The goal of this activity is to develop and use a model to describe that matter is made of particles on a scale that is too small to be seen. You will be making observations of changes supported by a particle model of matter.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Physical and Chemical Changes
Explore the differences between chemical and physical changes, including some examples at the atomic level.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Changes in Matter Chemical Reactions They're Everywhere
Can you distinguish physical changes from chemical reactions? You'll be presented with a number of pictures and asked to identify those which are examples of chemical reactions.
Kent State University
Kent State: Classification of Matter
Nice tree structure which shows the different separation technique needed for the two sides. Also gives examples of physical changes/separation techniques.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Netherlands: What Are Permanent and Temporary Changes?
In this lesson, students match a substance with its state of matter, identify what state something is, and learn about temporary and permanent changes in matter.
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....
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...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Changes of Matter
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is the third of three lessons. It covers the physical changes of matter and explains how chemical changes can be detected.
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Changing State: Freezing
Learners investigate how low temperature causes water vapor to condense into a liquid and then freeze to form a solid.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Arctic Ocean: How Can We Change Materials?
Join Jacob on the Nova Zembla Expedition, and help him use suitable materials for building his house.
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...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Physical and Chemical Changes
[Free Registration/Login Required] Physical and chemical changes are defined and examples are given of each. Practice with determining the difference between mixtures and solutions are also given. Links to external sites for practice...