The Matter Song teaches all about matter and the states of matter. With this states of matter song, students learn about solid, liquid, and gas, as well as the phases of matter, properties of matter, physical changes, chemical changes, and so much more. Matter has mass and takes up space.…
This hot and cold activity lets children sort 12 picture cards onto a Hot and Cold mat to learn about temperature. For kindergarten to 2nd grade, answer key included.
This states of things states of matter activity has Kindergarten to 2nd Grade students sort 12 picture cards under Solid, Liquid, and Gas headings, with a sorting chart, practice page and answer key included.
Everything around us is made of stuff!
In 1st grade, kids learn that matter is anything that takes up space, from a block to the air in a balloon. They sort things into solids, liquids and gases. A solid keeps its shape, a liquid takes the shape of its container, and a gas spreads out to fill the space. They describe objects by properties like hard, soft, rough, smooth, hot and cold. The click comes when they watch an ice cube melt and realize the very same water just changed form!
Matter is perfect for hands-on science. These are the moves we use every year.
Set out a rock, a cup of water, a juice box, and a blown-up balloon. Kids sort them into solid, liquid or gas and explain why. The balloon always sparks a great debate!
Why it works: the U.S. Department of Education's guide for teaching elementary math recommends moving from hands-on objects to drawings to numbers.
Try it withStates of Things States of Matter ActivityActivitiesOpen it →A matter song gives kids words for what they're seeing: solid, liquid, gas. Play it before each science lesson, and have kids act out each state as they sing.
Why it works: a catchy, repeating tune gives the brain a hook to hang words on, so sung text is remembered better (Wallace, 1994).
Try it withMatter SongSongsOpen it →Put an ice cube in a cup in the morning. Check it at snack, at lunch and at the end of the day. Each time, kids draw what they see. Spacing out the observations shows change over time.
Why it works: short practice spread over several days beats one long session, according to a large review of learning research (Dunlosky and colleagues, 2013).
Try it withHot and Cold ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Teacher favorites right now: Matter Song, Hot and Cold Activity and States of Things States of Matter Activity.
Matter is anything that has weight and takes up space. Your chair, a glass of milk and the air you breathe are all matter.
Solid, liquid and gas. A solid keeps its shape, a liquid flows and takes the shape of its container, and a gas spreads out to fill any space.
Freeze water into ice, then let it melt. Kids watch a liquid turn solid and back again. They can draw each step to show what changed.
Yes! Blow up a balloon and show how the air takes up space inside it. That's one of the best ways to prove a gas is matter.
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