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States of Matter Exploration

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States of Matter Exploration

States of matter illustration showing solid ice cube, liquid water, and gas steam

🧊 Part 1: Identifying States of Matter

1. What are the three main states of matter?

Solid, liquid, gas

Hot, cold, warm

Big, medium, small

2. Ice cubes are an example of which state of matter?

Solid

Liquid

Gas

3. Water in a glass is an example of which state of matter?

Solid

Liquid

Gas

4. The air inside a balloon is an example of which state of matter?

Solid

Liquid

Gas

5. Which of these properties describe a solid? (Check all that apply)

Has a fixed shape

Flows easily

Keeps its shape

Takes the shape of its container

💧 Part 2: Properties and Examples

6. Fill in the blanks:

A ________ has a fixed shape and does not flow.

A ________ flows and takes the shape of its container.

A ________ is invisible but takes up space.

7. Give two examples of each state of matter from your everyday life:

Solids: _____________ and _____________

Liquids: _____________ and _____________

Gases: _____________ and _____________

8. What happens when ice melts? Explain in your own words:

🍦 Part 3: Connecting to Gelato Science

9. When making gelato, we use milk (liquid) and freeze it to make gelato (solid). What state of matter change is this?

Liquid to solid

Solid to liquid

Gas to liquid

10. Draw and label one example of each state of matter that you observed in today's experiment:

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