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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: Solid or Liquid?

For Teachers K - 1st
A demonstration and lab activity where students investigate the characteristics of solids and liquids, and classify materials as one or the other.
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University of California

University of California Museum of Paleontology: Understanding Science: Liquids

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students use their senses to investigate, observe, and collect data for several different liquids.
eBook
OpenStax

Open Stax: What Is a Fluid?

For Students 11th - 12th
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...
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Science is Fun

Fun Science: Lumpy Liquids and Squishy Solids

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Polymers: Comparing Two Liquid Glue Based Polymers

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In 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 polymers....
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Matter: Identifying Properties and States of Matter

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For 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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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Norway Fjords: What Are Solids, Liquids and Gases?

For Students 4th - 5th
The differences between solids, liquids, and gases and the properties of each are presented in this lesson.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mystery Material: Is It a Solid or a Liquid?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
eBook
Upper Canada District School Board

Tom Stretton's Advanced Placement Chemistry: Liquids and Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
Take on this self-guided advanced level e-text, and learn about the chemical and physical structure of liquids and solids.
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American Chemical Society

Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: Can Liquids Dissolve in Water?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Lesson plan with mulitmedia links in which students identify and control variables to help design a solubility test for different liquids in water.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Properties of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
[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.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Rainbow Challenge Lab

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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.
Handout
US Geological Survey

Water Properties

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a discussion of the physical properties of water. Click Home to access the site in Spanish.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Saturated Solutions: Measuring Solubility

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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Quizlet

Quizlet: 6th Grade Science Vocabulary: Solids, Liquids, and Gases: Test

For Students 6th
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).
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Quizlet

Quizlet: 6th Grade: Science Vocabulary: Solids, Liquids, and Gases: Flashcards

For Students 6th
This set of interactive flashcards focuses on 20 terms related to Solids, Liquids, and Gases (the three states of matter).
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Concord Consortium

The Concord Consortium: Can a Substance Dissolve in Both a Nonpolar and a Polar Liquid?

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Handout
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research

Ucar: Just a Phase: Water as a Solid, Liquid, and Gas

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mystery Powders: An Introduction to Physical and Chemical Properties

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...
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Science is Fun

Science Is Fun: Gluep Solid or Liquid?

For Students 6th - 8th
In this experiment, students create a polymer substance called Gluep, then investigate its properties. Includes a detailed explanation of how the polymer molecules bond together to form the plastic.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Water

For Students 9th - 10th
Given scenarios, descriptions, or illustrations, the student will determine the properties of water that affect chemical and biological systems.
Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Oil and Water Art Project

For Teachers K - 1st
Students will create art by mixing watercolors with vegetable oil. By mixing the liquids, students can experiment the different properties of liquids. Lesson is developed to be a culminating project for a unit on liquids.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: How Cold Can You Go?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore materials engineering by modifying the material properties of water. Specifically, they use salt to lower the freezing point of water and test it by making ice cream. Using either a simple thermometer or a mechatronic...
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Bill Nye Demonstration: Happy and Unhappy Ball

For Students 9th - 10th
What happens when a ball bounces? Learn about liquid nitrogen as Bill Nye the Science Guy demonstrates what happens to everyday materials when placed in it. [0:22]

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