McREL International
Mc Rel International: Timss 2007 Released Items: Science Fourth Grade [Pdf]
A released question from the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) assessment about change of states of matter. Also included is a scoring guide for the released question.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: North Sea: Denmark: What Happens When Materials Are Heated or Cooled?
Did you know that water has different states? Learn all about it with Boris in Copenhagen.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Norway: What Is Matter Made Of?
Set sail with Oleif, the Viking. Make his boat move by learning all about matter and particles.
New York University
Nyu: Welcome to Water
Educational resource invites users to understand the properties of water by first examining what water is and how we use it and then leads users to further information on the three states that water can exist.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Making Your Own Snowflake in a Jar
For this activity, students will learn about supersaturated solutions. They will observe the beginning formation of crystals as the solution cools and by the next day, the students will see the formation of a snowflake made by the crystals.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Freezing and Phase Change: How Do You Make Ice Cream?
Students will be expanding a study of phase changes after experiences with exploration of the three phases of matter. They apply what they have learned through freezing water and create a tasty ice cream treat.
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College
Serc: Exploring States of Matter Gases
In this series of chemistry labs, students learn about the three states of matter by observing how molecules contract or expand as they change state.
Ministerio de Educación (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion: La Materia
In this site you can learn and experiment with matter properties and change in behavior. Every theoretical explanation is accompanied by an animation. You will be able to aply the theory to real experiments.
Crescent Public Schools
The Internet Science Room: The Kinetic Theory & Phase Change
This tutorial helps students understand the Kinetic Theory, which explains the effects of temperature and pressure on matter as it goes through phase changes.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Materia
Explore the concept of matter in this Spanish-language encyclopedia entry. This site features the properties of matter, the Law of Conservation of Matter, and other important features of matter.
Scholastic
Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: Matter: Periodic Table
A video and a short quiz on the periodic table of elements and how it is organized.
Success Link
Success Link: Dry Ice Lab/demonstration How Cool It Is!
A lesson plan using dry ice to show the four states of matter. Included are inquiry-based questions to use as part of the demonstration.
Concord Consortium
Concord Consortium: Molecular Workbench: States of Matter
Change variables in this simulation to see how compression affects different states of matter.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Kinetic Energy and States of Matter: Lesson 1
This lesson will compare the relative kinetic energy possessed by molecules in different states. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Kinetic Energy and States of Matter."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Phase Changes: Lesson 1
This lesson will introduce a phase change diagram, and show how a substance changes from one phase to another. It is 1 of 3 in the series titled "Phase Changes."
Center for Literacy and Disability Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Tar Heel Reader: Forms of Water
Find out how water can exist in the three different pahses of matter.
CPALMS
Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Your Ice Cream Is Moving
Learn how states of matter are dependent on an object's average kinetic energy.
University of Florida
Chem. 2041 Lecture Notes: The Forces Between Molecules
A discussion of the variety of forces which hold molecules together. The relative strengths of these forces for the various states of matter is discussed. The effect of such forces on the boiling points and other phase change...
Museum of Science
The Atom's Family: Mighty Molecules
In this activity, students construct models of molecules using marshmallows and gum drops.
Michael Blaber, PhD
Florida State University: Intermolecular Forces
This article from the Florida State Univeristy provides good information on the various intermolecular forces, including nice diagrams.
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.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: Ms Ps1 1: Atomic Composition Model
A collection of lesson plans for helping students understand atomic composition. Site uses work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos to plan lessons to describe the atomic composition of simple molecules.
Chem Tutor
Chemtutor: Heating Curve Problems
Nice set of problems dealing with the concept of a heating curve. Students can click on the question and get immediate feedback on their answer.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Heating and Cooling
A tutorial reviewing the states of matter and the effects of heating and cooling matter in the different states. (Note: some of the links may not load in the archived version of the site.)
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