Matter

Matter Links

• Changing States of Matter – students will be able to classify the changes of state matter undergoes when given a description of the shape and volume.
• Three States of Matter - Students define matter, identify and compare solids, liquids, and gases while baking cookies.
• It Matters - (PDF)- Two week lesson plan where students use descriptive vocabulary to discuss the attributes of matter. Then, they sort objects or pictures by the type of matter they are comprised of. Finally, students match objects of matter with similar attributes and create a class list during a discussion of things that are made of solid matter and draw a picture of at least one thing. Grades 2-3.
• Science in a Sandwich Bag - Students learn about changes in states of matter and practice their science vocabulary while making ice cream.
• Snowflakes and Snow Crystals- This site from a Caltech physicist is about the physics of crystal growth. While you need a solid background in physics to understand the crystal growth, you don’t have to be a physics student to appreciate the stunning photographs of snowflakes found here.
• Understanding and Measuring Matter – PDF
• Crystal Experiment – Dragonfly TV.
• Rising Ice – Observe how ice and salt crystals interact by using salt to help adhere a string to the top of an ice cube in a glass of water, then lift the cube out of the water. From Zoom.
• NOVA  Fastest Glacier:  The principle applies to both floating and submerged bodies and to all fluids,
  ie, liquids and gases.
• NOVA Island of Stability - Examine how forces in the atomic nucleus work to keep the atom stable. Discover how researchers make new elements. Grades 9-12.
• Secrets of the Samurai Sword – Locate metals on the Periodic Table of elements and identify the properties of common metals. Define what an alloy is and explain how alloys can be used to produce objects that are used in homes and industry. Grades 9-12.
• Periodic Table Lesson Plan - An elementary chemistry and science teaching lesson on the periodic table and chemical elements.  Includes printable teaching worksheets. Grade 4-6.
• Metals or Non-Metals -After viewing a short demonstration by the teacher, students work cooperatively in groups to compile information on the characteristics of groups of elements. Grade 4-6.
• Mystery Elements -Students identify the eight elements that make up the earth’s crust. They conduct Internet research, develop a data table, develop a model of an atom, interpret information to identify the eight elements, and create a circle graph using data. Grades 9-12.

Matter Videos

• NOVA Science Now PBS: Amazing Atoms
  
• States of Matter - Science project.
• The Atom Song - A Song about Atomic Structure.
• A is for Atom Part 1- Animated classic presenting what an atom is, how energy is released from certain kinds of atoms, the peacetime uses of atomic energy and the byproducts of nuclear fission.
• Understanding Matter -
• Physical Properties - Lesson on physical properties of matte.
• Making Ice Cream - Observe kids making ice cream to learn about freezing and melting. Discover how adding rock salt to ice makes it melt and causes the ice cream to freeze. Grade PreK, K-2
• Ice Shapes - Observe kids experimenting with ice and practicing their observation skills. Discover why some objects change when they freeze while other objects don’t. Grade PreK, K-2
• Ice Cream in a Bag – Learn about the different states of matter, and discover why rock salt changes the freezing point of ice. Enhance lessons about the letter I with a video and recipe for “Ice Cream in a Bag.” Grade 3-5, 6-8
• NOVA Science NOW: Dark Matter – PSeveral videos for Grades 6-12 showing most of the universe is held together by a mysterious, invisible substance.

Matter Resources
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