Week-long unit with activities about states of matter (solids, liquids and gases)

1. Solids, Liquids and Gas, Oh my! - Table for students to fill in

definitions and examples of the different types of matter.

2. Properties of Matter - Students will write and describe

properties of a solid, a liquid and a gas.

3. Matter Walk - Students will observe different objects

outside and record them on a chart as a solid, liquid or gas.

4. Do Liquids Change? Experiment - Students will observe what

happens when a liquid is placed in the freezer.

5. Do Solids Change? Experiment - Students will predict which

method will melt an ice cube the fastest.

6. Study Trip Activities - Activities to use for a field trip to an

ice cream/frozen yogurt shop. Students can draw what the

ice cream looks like before and after it is made. Students can

draw and label a map of the shop. Students can interview and

record answers of an employee.

7. Matter Sort - Students will sort objects by type of matter.

8. All About Matter book - fill-in-the-blank book

about states of matter.