TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Penny Perfect Properties (Solid Liquid Interactions)
Students investigate the property dependence between liquid and solid interfaces and determine observable differences in how liquids react to different solid surfaces. They compare copper pennies and plastic "coins" as the two test...
Frostburg State University
General Chemistry Online: Liquids Faq
Get the answers to many common questions about liquids. Identify properties and phase transitions of liquid shared in this FAQ.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Water on Earth Liquid or Solid
Climates vary and understanding that water on earth reacts to the climate is a way to understand why water can be found as both liquid and solid on earth. Included in this lesson is a video of the activity in action, and an image of a...
BBC
Bb Ci Schools: Revisewise Science: Solids, Liquids, Gases
This site contains an interactive activity in which students can learn about the three states of matter. There is also a factsheet that lists numerous properties of liquids, solids, and gases. The factsheet also uses water as an example...
Science is Fun
Science Is Fun: Layered Liquids
An investigation into what properties liquids have that enable them to sit in separate layers in a container.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mn Step: Solid or Liquid?
A demonstration and lab activity where students investigate the characteristics of solids and liquids, and classify materials as one or the other.
University of California
University of California Museum of Paleontology: Understanding Science: Liquids
Students use their senses to investigate, observe, and collect data for several different liquids.
OpenStax
Open Stax: What Is a Fluid?
From a chapter on Fluid Statics in a Physics textbook. This introductory section of the chapter covers the three common phases of matter, their physical properties, and how atoms are arranged in solids, liquids, and gases. Includes a...
Science is Fun
Fun Science: Lumpy Liquids and Squishy Solids
Investigate the properties of a strange substance which acts like a liquid and a solid. This simple experiment can be done with corn starch and water.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Polymers: Comparing Two Liquid Glue Based Polymers
For this experiment, students will work in small groups to create two different polymers, similar to Flubber and Silly Putty, using Elmer's glue, liquid laundry starch, and Borax. They will then compare the properties of the two...
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Investigating Matter: Identifying Properties and States of Matter
In this activity about matter, students investigate the three states of matter by participating in a small group lab. Students will observe, question, and investigate the properties of solids, liquids, and gases.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Norway Fjords: What Are Solids, Liquids and Gases?
The differences between solids, liquids, and gases and the properties of each are presented in this lesson.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mystery Material: Is It a Solid or a Liquid?
Is it a solid or a liquid? In this activity, students will handle a mystery substance that has qualities of both a solid and a liquid while learning about phases. They will manipulate the substance, record any observations they...
Upper Canada District School Board
Tom Stretton's Advanced Placement Chemistry: Liquids and Solids
Take on this self-guided advanced level e-text, and learn about the chemical and physical structure of liquids and solids.
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: Can Liquids Dissolve in Water?
Lesson plan with mulitmedia links in which students identify and control variables to help design a solubility test for different liquids in water.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Properties of Water
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this learning module, students will investigate the chemical and physical properties of the unique and important substance, water.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Rainbow Challenge Lab
In this inquiry lab activity, students will attempt to layer 6 different kinds of soda pops in a large test tube using their knowledge of density and other physical properties of liquids.
US Geological Survey
Water Properties
This site provides a discussion of the physical properties of water. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Saturated Solutions: Measuring Solubility
Many essential chemical reactions and natural biochemical processes occur in liquid solutions, so understanding the chemical properties of liquid solutions is fundamentally important. This project will challenge you to discover how much...
Quizlet
Quizlet: 6th Grade Science Vocabulary: Solids, Liquids, and Gases: Test
This interactive assessment features 7 matching, 7 multiple-choice, and 6 true/false questions over 20 terms related to Solids, Liquids, and Gases (the three states of matter).
Quizlet
Quizlet: 6th Grade: Science Vocabulary: Solids, Liquids, and Gases: Flashcards
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 20 terms related to Solids, Liquids, and Gases (the three states of matter).
Concord Consortium
The Concord Consortium: Can a Substance Dissolve in Both a Nonpolar and a Polar Liquid?
In this learning module from The Concord Consortium, students will investigate how polar and non-polar regions in big molecules interact to result in certain shapes and properties for those molecules.
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
Ucar: Just a Phase: Water as a Solid, Liquid, and Gas
This site helps students construct a model of the arrangement of water molecules when present as solid, liquid or gas. Includes background information, lesson plans, links to standards and assessment ideas.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Mystery Powders: An Introduction to Physical and Chemical Properties
Students will complete various tests of five mystery powders to develop an understanding of physical and chemical properties. They will record their observations and develop hypotheses as to what they think each mystery powder is and...