3rd Grade States of Matter

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1. What is matter?

  • The 3 states of matter are Solid, Liquid and Gas
  • EVERYthing is made of matter
  • Vocab introduction

 2. What is matter made of?

  • Molecules and atoms
  • How do molecules change from each state of matter

 3. Process of Scientific Inquiry

  • How do we make a prediction or hypothesis
  • Trying out or predictions by experimentation
  • Reflecting on our prediction versus what really happened

 4. Finding the characteristics of solids

  • Defining solids
  • Studying and thinking about the different characteristics
  • Predicting/Experimenting

5. Finding the characteristics of liquids

  • Defining liquids
  • Studying and thinking about the different characteristics
  • Predicting/Experimenting

6. Finding the characteristics of gas

  •  Defining gases
  •  Studying and thinking about the different characteristics
  •  Predicting/Experimenting

7. Compare and contrast the characteristics of all 3 states of matter

Author: Megan Richardson
Last modified: 12/9/2011 9:35 AM (EST)