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 many states of water worksheet gives 3rd grade students practice naming solid, liquid, and gas and the changes between them. Answer key included, so checking work takes seconds.
This physical properties matter worksheet gives 3rd grade students practice naming color, texture, size, shape, and mass, plus states of matter. An answer key is included, so checking work takes seconds.
A States of Matter worksheet for 3rd grade: students sort nine everyday materials into Solid, Liquid, and Gas columns, then name the solid and the liquid in four sentences. Answer key included for fast, no-prep science practice.
Matter word wall flash cards with 16 picture cards for solid, liquid, gas, melt, evaporate and more, for 2nd to 5th grade science. Answer key included for easy checking.
A 3rd Grade liquids worksheet that pairs matter vocabulary with real examples like poured syrup and a balloon of air. Answer key included, so students can practice naming solids, liquids and gases with no prep.
This What is it Made of reading comprehension worksheet gives 3rd grade students a short passage about matter, four bubble questions and one written response. An answer key is included for quick checking.
While listening to the Matter Song (MP3), students learn about the states of matter, phases of matter, properties of matter, physical changes, chemical changes, solid, liquid, and gas and more.
This what are solids? worksheet has 3rd grade students sort eight materials into solid and not-solid columns and find both in four sentences, with an answer key included for fast checking.
This matter alphabetical order worksheet has 3rd grade students sort ten states-of-matter words into ABC order and compare word pairs letter by letter. An answer key is included for simple checking.
Solid, liquid, gas, and what's in between
Third graders learn that matter is anything that takes up space and has mass, and it comes in three main states: solids keep their shape, liquids take the shape of their container, and gases spread out to fill any space. Water is the perfect example because it can be all three: ice, water and water vapor. Kids describe objects by physical properties like size, shape, texture and color, and see how heating and cooling change states. The click comes when a child realizes the steam from a pot is still water, just spread out.
Matter makes sense when kids touch, sort and watch it change. These moves help.
Play a matter song and have kids act out each state: huddle tight as a solid, flow around as a liquid, spread far apart as a gas. Moving like particles makes states of matter unforgettable.
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 Song (MP3)SongsOpen it →Give kids a bag of objects, like a rock, a juice box and a balloon, and have them sort into solids, liquids and gases. Then debate tricky ones like toothpaste. Sorting real objects builds the definitions.
Why it works: kids understand an idea best when they touch it, then draw it, then write it, the order the U.S. Department of Education recommends for elementary math.
Try it withStates of Things States of Matter ActivityActivitiesOpen it →Kids pick an object and describe it with five properties: size, shape, color, texture, weight. Then classmates guess the object. Precise descriptions build scientific vocabulary.
Why it works: children learn more from words and pictures together than from words alone (Mayer, 2009).
Try it withPhysical Properties Matter WorksheetWorksheetsOpen it →Hands-on matter fun for curious third graders.
WorksheetsWatch ice melt and water evaporate, then draw water in all three states.
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AssessmentsRead about everyday objects and figure out what material each is made from.
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WorksheetsFind solids around the room and describe what makes each one a solid.
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Solid, liquid and gas. Solids keep their shape, liquids take the shape of their container, and gases spread out to fill any space.
Matter is anything that takes up space and has mass. Everything around us, including air and water, is made of matter.
Heating can melt a solid into a liquid or turn a liquid into a gas. Cooling can turn a gas into a liquid or freeze a liquid into a solid.
Freeze and melt ice cubes, blow up a balloon to see gas take up space, or watch water evaporate from a plate in the sun. Talk about the state at each step.
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