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Unit Plan
CPALMS

Florida State University Cpalms: Florida Students: Heat and States of Matter

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn how states of matter can change as heat is added to a system.
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Activity
American Chemical Society

Inquiry in Action: Evaporation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A lab experiment where students try to increase the rate of evaporation by adding heat to the water. Students will experience the process the evaporation with this activity.
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Website
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: Stem Resources: Phase Changes

For Students 9th - 10th
This activity reviews of states of matter, then relates them to atomic movement as it is affected by attractions between atoms and the addition of energy. Latent heat and evaporative cooling are also topics covered. Multiple-choice and...
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Unit Plan
Concord Consortium

Concord Consortium: What Makes Water Special?

For Students 9th - 10th
Activity 2 investigates Why is water different from other liquids? This activity will discover the properties of different liquids. Students will explore what makes honey gooey and thicker than water. And why some liquids evaporate...
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eBook
Other

Fund. Of Phys. Geography/energy, Temperature, and Heat

For Students 9th - 10th
A page describing (in part) the distinction between energy, temperature and heat. Includes a graphic illustrating the quantity of energy needed to transform water between various states. Methods of thermal energy transfer (convection,...
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Website
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Humidity, Evaporation, and Boiling

For Students 10th - 12th
Learn about the relationship between vapor pressure of water and capacity of air to hold water vapor, the relationship between relative humidity and partial pressure of water vapor in the air, and how to calculate vapor density,...
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Unit Plan
E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Loch Ness: What Happens When Solids and Liquids Are Heated or Cooled?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Students will look at what happens to different types of matter when they have a change of state.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Wet Sand / Dry Sand

For Teachers 6th - 8th
In this activity, Students can use temperature sensors to compare the heating rates of wet sand and dry sand. They will use the results of the experiment to understand more about the effects of evaporation.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Saturated Vapor Pressure

For Students 9th - 10th
The meaning of vapor pressure is introduced. The distinction between evaporation and boiling is discussed and explained. The reason that liquids undergo vaporization is explained.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Dissolving and Evaporation

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Ever wondered what happens at the molecular/ionic level when salt is dissolved in water or salt-water is evaporated by heating/boiling? Peek into the molecular world with this flipchart to view these...
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Lesson Plan
Utah Education Network

Uen: Trb 4:1 Investigation 2 Why Does a Puddle Shrink?

For Teachers 4th
Classroom activity helps students understand evaporation.
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Handout
MadSci Network

Msn: How Does an Air Conditioner or Refrigerator Work?

For Students 9th - 10th
From the Mad Scientist Network. Using a question and answer format, this page explains the answer to the question "How does An air conditioner or refrigerator work?" The scientific principles which underly their operation and the process...
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Interactive
BBC

Bbc Schools: Ks2 Bitesize: Science: Materials: Changes in Materials

For Students 3rd - 5th
Help solve the mystery and find the missing crystal. Following the activity, read more about chemical and physical changes, and then take a quick quiz to check for understanding.
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Temperature Regulation of the Human Body

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses the methods the human body uses to regulate body temperature. Includes links to the four external heat transfer mechanisms (radiation, conduction, convection, and evaporation of perspiration).
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Interactive
BBC

Bb Ci Schools: Revisewise Science: Solids, Liquids, Gases

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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...
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Handout
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Phase Change Concepts

For Students 9th - 10th
An indexing page for the HyperPhysics site. This page includes links to a variety of pages at the site which contain information related to phase changes. Each individual page consists of informative graphics and clear explanations.
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Graphic
University of Oregon

University of Oregon: Global Climate Animations

For Students 9th - 10th
Check out this site for global climate animations. "Get a feel for why we have seasonal weather changes or why other regions have different weather than you do."
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Handout
Other

Warm Air: Central Air Conditioning

For Students 9th - 10th
The operation of conventional air conditioners are described. Their parts and the refrigerant/heat exchange cycle is discussed. The use of alternative geothermal systems are explained.
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Handout
Other

Homewood City Schools: Classification of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Handout
New York University

New York University: States of Water

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use this resource to learn about the three different phases of water; solid, liquid, and gas. What happens to water as it changes into a solid or gas? Includes short and easy to do activity.
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Website
Oklahoma Mesonet

Oklahoma Climatological Survey: Cloud Development

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explores the importance of clouds and how clouds are formed. Content details common atmospheric cooling mechanisms and atmospheric stability.
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Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: A Day at the Beach Adventure 9

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students compare the heating rates of wet sand and dry sand and study the effect of evaporation on heating rates. They create, interpret and analyze graphs of data. They also relate slope to rate of change.
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: What's the Fastest Way to Cool a Soda?

For Students 9th - 10th
When you are craving an ice cold drink of soda, the last thing you want is to be stuck with a bunch of soda cans at room temperature. This fun science experiment sends you on a discovery to find the fastest way to cool soda with...
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Lesson Plan
American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Chapter 2: Changes of State

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Five chemistry lessons about phase changes between the states of mattter complete with handouts and animations.