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Activity
Museum of Science

Create Gas

For Teachers K - 6th
Let's have a gas. Individuals mix baking soda and vinegar in a bottle. Learners view the interaction between the solid and the liquid and notice that a gas is formed. Scholars notice the gas inflates a balloon stretched across the mouth...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Gases Around Us

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Young scholars investigate gases and liquids. In this states of matter online activity, students examine how evaporation plays a part in the transition of liquids into gases as they watch a kettle of water boil and then work in small...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Solids and Liquids

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners investigate what happens to solids and liquids when they change from one form to another. In this states of matter activity, students work in groups on a virtual experiment that requires them to collect data regarding the...
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Lesson Plan
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

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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Worksheet
Curated OER

States of Matter Crossword

For Students 5th - 8th
In this states of matter worksheet, students solve 9 clues in a crossword puzzle about solids, liquids and gases as well as the terms for changes in state.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Matter

For Students 7th - 9th
In this matter worksheet, students are given 10 sentences with italicized terms that are wrong. Students correct the terms to appropriately fit the sentences. Topics are related to matter such as physical and chemical properties, solids,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Constancy and Change

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify three forms of matter- solids, liquids, and gases with 100% accuracy. They observe what happens when they try to put two kinds of matter into the same space and conclude that solids, liquids, and gases occupy space.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Heat Transfer & Phase Changes

For Teachers 7th - 10th
In this heat transfer and phase change worksheet, students experiment with ice, salt, and milk to show the relationship between the temperature of a solution and its phase. Students turn milk from a liquid to a solid and graph the...
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Handout
National Institute of Open Schooling

The Gaseous State

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Sixth in a series of 36, this lesson focuses on gases and their behavior in given situations. Learners review the states of matter and then focus on gases, specifically learning Boyle's, Charles's, Avogadro's Laws, Dalton's, and Graham's...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

It's A Gas!

For Students 5th
Fifth graders complete a worksheet which has them place a list of gases in order from the least to the most dense. The density in grams is given for each. There's a good paragraph which provides background knowledge about the volatility...
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Interactive
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Curated OER

All About Matter

For Students 5th - 7th
Twenty-four questions about matter, the states of matter and the properties of matter make up this interactive online worksheet. Your class will determine the volume of water, the shape of water and the shapes of matter.
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Center for Learning in Action

Investigating Physical and Chemical Changes

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Super scientists visit ten stations to predict, observe, and draw conclusions about the physical and chemical changes that occur when different states of matter—liquid, solid, and gas—are placed under a variety of conditions. To...
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Lesson Plan
Science Friday

Capturing Carbon Dioxide

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Why don't we just capture carbon dioxide in the air and store it somewhere else? A hands-on lesson allows scholars to explore a complex concept. First, they will create a carbonated beverage, and then they will determine if liquid...
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PPT
Science Geek

Element Classes

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Introduce your young chemists to alkali metals, alkali earth metals, transition metals, metalloids, nonmetals, halogens, and noble gasses with a presentation that explains the classes of elements and a few facts about each. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's a Matter of Change

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Learners watch a video on matter and identify examples of solids, liquids and gases in the classroom. They discuss the attributes for each kind of matter and conduct an experiment to explore how matter can change form.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Matter: Three States of Matter

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
Learners discover characteristics of each of the three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

What's the Matter?

For Teachers 1st
First graders identify solids, liquids, and gases. For this matter lesson, the teacher guides students through numerous demonstrations as they determine the properties of solids, liquids, and gases and classify things as each. As the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

The Three States of Matter: Energy Matters

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students examine the states of matter; solids, liquids and gases. They explain how the states of matter change from one to another.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

States of Matter

For Teachers 1st
First graders experiment with different states of matter in order to observe the changes in matter. In this states of matter lesson plan, 1st graders see and explain how solids, liquids, and gases change.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Substances And Chemical Reactions

For Teachers K - 5th
Students watch and predict chemical reactions when different substances are mixed together. They differentiate between solid, liquid, and gas.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Matter Matters!

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders experiment with heating and cooling and research the states of matter (solid, liquid, gas).
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A Matter of Fact

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders define matter as anything that takes up space and has mass, recognize, through experimentation and observation, that matter exists in three forms, including solid, liquid, and gas, and discuss characteristics of each form...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Science-Introduction to the Unit on Matter

For Teachers 1st
First graders gain knowledge about solids, liquids and gases by taking a look at the things around them. They have to classify certain picture cards based on which category they feel the picture falls under. As a whole, the class...