ClassFlow
Class Flow: Physical and Chemical Changes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces fifth graders to physical and chemical changes in matter. The Law of Conservation of Matter is also covered.
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.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: States of Matter
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.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Physical and Chemical Changes
This lesson plan focuses on the difference between physical and chemical changes of matter.
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...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Physical and Chemical Changes
This lesson will describe physical and chemical properties and changes of matter.
OpenStax
Open Stax: College Physics: Phase Changes
Learn about the phases of matter in this section of a college textbook. Section defines the phases of matter and discusses how to interpret a phase diagram. Also explored is partial pressures and Dalton's Law. Section also includes...
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.
ArtsNow
Arts Now Learning: States of Matter [Pdf]
In this instructional activity, students will move and generate choreography to understand different states of matter.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Science Detectives
Students are given a scenario for this lesson where they must use investigative skills like a detective would to decide whether changes that happen to objects in the story are physical or chemical. They then conduct an experiment with...
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry
Abpi: Solids, Liquids, and Gases
Students learn about solids, liquids, and gases in this interactive slide show. Animated cartoon characters explain concepts having to do with properties of matter. A self-checking quiz follows the lesson.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Mixtures and Solutions
This unit covers introductory concepts of mixtures and solutions. Students think about how mixtures and solutions, and atoms and molecules can influence new technologies developed by engineers. The first lesson explores the fundamentals...
University of Florida
Florida Museum of Natural History: Kitchen Science
This guide focuses on everyday substances and how we can change their properties by adding heat or cold, physically manipulating them, or mixing them together.
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.
SMART Technologies
Smart: Physical and Chemical Properties
Students will learn the difference between physical and chemical properties of matter.
Chem Tutor
Chem Tutor: States of Matter
A very descriptive site that allows students to understand the different states of matter at the atomic level. Also discusses the process of phase changes and displays phase change graphs. Thermochemistry is also touched upon for high...
Museum of Science
The Atom's Family: Phases of Matter
Help the Phantom choose a material and observe the changes at different temperatures in the molecule chamber. What happens to the elements or molecules as the temperature changes?
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: States of Matter
In this activity, students investigate physical and chemical changes in the states of matter for water. They collect data and record their observations.
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...
Physics Aviary
Physics Aviary: Pulley Lab
This lab is designed to have students find the relationship between the number of pulleys used and the force required to lift a mass. Students will see that it is not actually the number of pulleys that matter, but the number of strings...
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.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Somethin' Sweet
This site provides a lesson plan using candy making to demonstrate physical and chemical changes in matter. Includes directions to make caramel and rock candy.
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.