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Curated OER

Matter

For Students 3rd - 5th
A brief site which defines solids, liquids and gases along with a drawing of each.
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University of California

Ucsb Chemistry and Biochemistry: Models Matter

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Matter of any type can be subdivided into particles that are too small to see, but even then the matter still exists and can be detected by other means. Students will participate in hands-on activities to prove that matter is made up of...
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: States of Matter [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this instructional activity, students will move and generate choreography to understand different states of matter.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Mn Step: What Is the Matter?

For Teachers K - 1st
Young scholars will examine a solid, a liquid, and a gas to gather information and draw conclusions about the three states of matter.
Activity
Museum of Science

The Atom's Family: Phases of Matter

For Students 3rd - 8th
Help the Phantom choose a material and observe the changes at different temperatures in the molecule chamber. What happens to the elements or molecules as the temperature changes?
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Other

60 Second Science: Sticky Glue

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Explore the different states of matter while creating glue.
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Chem Tutor

Chem Tutor: States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
A very descriptive site that allows students to understand the different states of matter at the atomic level. Also discusses the process of phase changes and displays phase change graphs. Thermochemistry is also touched upon for high...
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Physical and Chemical Changes

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson plan focuses on the difference between physical and chemical changes of matter.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Three States of Matter

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Teachers can find an interactive lesson plan for introducing the three states of matter to the early elementary student using items that they are familiar with. This also includes gathering data and filling in a table, an important part...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Mystery Mud: Exploring Changes in States of Matter

For Students 3rd - 8th
Join a group of middle-school students on a visit to a laboratory at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where they experiment with "mystery mud" and learn about the relationships between magnetism, particle motion, and changes in...
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BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Making a Water Cycle

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
In this lesson students are required to observe a simple model of the water cycle constructed of sand and ice in a plastic shoe box.
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University of Oxford (UK)

University of Oxford: A View From a Distant Universe

For Students 9th - 10th
An eBook containing information regarding states of matter as it applies to celestial bodies and a universe.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Biology: Specific Heat, Heat of Vaporization, and Density of Water

For Students 9th - 10th
Why does ice float? In this article answer that question by learning about the topics of Specific heat capacity, evaporative cooling, and heat of vaporization of water.
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Classification of Matter by Composition

For Students 9th - 10th
The following tutorial provides an explanation of classification of matter by composition.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Water, Water Everywhere

For Teachers 1st
Discussion of the various ways we rely on water.
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Purdue University

Purdue: Department of Chemistry: States of Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Educational site highlights the three states of matter as well as provides microscopic views.
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McREL International

Mc Rel International: Timss 2007 Released Items: Science Fourth Grade [Pdf]

For Students 4th
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.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: North Sea: Denmark: What Happens When Materials Are Heated or Cooled?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Did you know that water has different states? Learn all about it with Boris in Copenhagen.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Science: Norway: What Is Matter Made Of?

For Students 3rd - 5th
Set sail with Oleif, the Viking. Make his boat move by learning all about matter and particles.
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New York University

Nyu: Welcome to Water

For Students 3rd - 5th
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.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Making Your Own Snowflake in a Jar

For Teachers K - 1st
In 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.
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Freezing and Phase Change: How Do You Make Ice Cream?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
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.
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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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Ministerio de Educación (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: La Materia

For Students 3rd - 8th
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.

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