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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Compare three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
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Article
NASA

Nasa: Atoms and Molecules in Motion, States of Matter [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
Everythingin the universeis either matter or energy. All matter is made of combinations of about one hundred basic building blocks, the chemical elements on the periodic table. Going a step further and breaking these elements down to...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Exploring States of Matter Gases

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: States of Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students act as chemical engineers and use LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robotics to record temperatures and learn about the three states of matter. Properties of matter can be measured in various ways, including volume, mass, density and...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Matter: Identifying Properties and States of Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Properties of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial, students will begin to understand a substance according to its physical properties. Learn to distinguish between extensive and intensive...
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: The Three States of Matter

For Teachers K - 1st
In this Physical Science exploration activity, students explore the meaning of the words solid, liquid, and gas. Student groups complete a chart with examples of each type of matter and its properties and then record their observations...
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Handout
Vision Learning

Vision Learning: Three States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Concept animation compares molecular movement of solids, liquids, and gases.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: States of Matter

For Students 7th - 9th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of state of matter and the three common states of matter and their differences.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry: States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of state of matter and the three common states of matter and their differences.
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Interactive
Starfall

Starfall: All About Matter

For Students 1st - 4th
This lesson focuses on Matter including the three states of matter, the energy that it takes to change the state of matter, and experiments for children to conduct. Students can choose to have any paragraph read to them.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: What Is the Matter?

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will examine a solid, a liquid, and a gas to gather information and draw conclusions about the three states of matter.
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Website
Other

Elementary Science: Matter

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Colorful site provides a brief summary as well as engaging pictures of the three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas.
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Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: What Is Matter

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about matter, its three states, changes of state, how matter behaves, and physical and chemical changes in matter.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: States of Matter: Which Will Propel the Balloon?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this activity, students take part in a simulation of the three states of matter where they role play being molecules. They then create simple balloon rockets and must explain why a gas is the only state of matter that can cause the...
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Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Chapter 1: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Five exemplary chemistry lessons about the three states of matter complete with handouts and animations.