Summary
Introduces the three everyday states of matter and how each behaves, with familiar examples like ice, water, and steam.
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Teaching resources
Discussion questions
Talk about it
Matter comes in three everyday forms. A solid keeps its shape, a liquid flows and takes its container's shape, and a gas spreads out to fill the space.
- Is a rock a solid, liquid, or gas? How do you know?
- What happens to the shape of water when you pour it into a new cup?
- Can you name a gas you can't see?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: matter, solid, liquid, gas.
Try it: Find one solid, one liquid, and one gas in your day. Draw each and label it.