Students read particle pictures of solids, liquids and gases, sort nine everyday things by state, and name three changes of state.
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Three particle pictures show how a solid, a liquid and a gas are packed, each with a rule students use for the rest of the page. They label nine things S, L or G. A rock and milk are quick, but honey, steam, the air in a balloon and the bubbles in fizzy water make them apply the rules. Last, they name three changes, such as an ice cube melting on a warm plate. The answer key suggests asking whether heat was added or taken away.
Honey and shampoo are thick, so students often call them solids. Tip the jar or bottle: if it flows and takes the shape of what holds it, it's a liquid.
Students who have seen a kettle's white cloud may call steam a liquid. Use the key's note: steam is water as a gas, and the cloud is tiny drops of water that formed as it cooled.
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Students read particle pictures describing solids, liquids and gases, then sort nine everyday items into the three states. Other properties of matter, such as mass and volume, are not covered.
Students name the change (melting, freezing or evaporation) in three everyday scenes, such as a puddle drying on a sidewalk. Condensation and the role of heat are not covered.
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