States of Matter Activity

Teach the three states of matter to your science students using this print and digital science text. Students will understand the characteristics and properties of a solid, liquid, and gas as they answer guided reading and overall comprehension questions.

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Students will learn:

• What matter is - a definition for each state
• Characteristics and properties of each phase (volume, shape, and molecules)
• How matter can change with temperature

This states of matter lesson include:

• Teacher instructions to distribute this lesson to your students through your preferred learning management system, such as Google Classroom or Schoology.
• Nine-page printable packet
• Links to the digital activity
• Answer key

How to use this lesson in your classroom:

- Use this states of matter science text to introduce the three phases of matter to your students. Choose to read this aloud as a whole class lesson allowing students time to stop and independently answer the check-in questions or have students work in small groups to read and answer the science text.

- This science lesson can be used with a substitute. Need sub plans? This lesson can easily be left with a substitute, allowing students to review solid, liquid, and gas characteristics.

- Homework assignment: Try a flipped-classroom approach by assigning the science text for homework to build background knowledge on phases of matter.

Feedback from teachers who used this lesson in their classroom:

• A great review activity that students can complete independently!
• Saved my tail today when I woke up sick!! Thank you!!!
• This was an awesome resource. I want one for every unit.

This lesson will help prepare students to meet NGSS 5-PS1-1.

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