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Melting MatterLearning Goals:The students will understand that matter can exist or can be found in 3 different forms or statesThe students will understand the affect that temperature can have on matterThe students will understand the difference between melting and dissolvingPages 4-9What is matter?What are the three forms or states of matter?Explain how ice cream can be both a solid and a liquid. Pages 10-13:How would you describe the shape of matter in a solid state? Describe the movement/position of atoms in a solid.Pages 8-9:Explain the relationship between the volume of a liquid and its shape. Describe the movement/position of atoms in a liquid.Pages 10-11:How are gases different from liquids and solids?Describe the movement/position of atoms in a gas.Extension Activities:Create a tri-fold and label one section Solids, another Liquids, and the last Gases. Have students write to describe each state using information from the text. They can also illustrate the movement of atoms in each state as well as an example of a solid, liquid, and gas.Explain in writing how solids, liquids, and gases are similar and how they are different.Collage: Use magazine to cut out pictures of matter in its three states. They can create a tri-fold and label each section with a different state of matter and then glue pictures they have found under the appropriate section. ................
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