States of Matter Exploration

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📚 Part 1: Quick Checks

1. Which statement best describes a solid?

Keeps its shape and has particles packed tightly

Takes the shape of its container and flows

Spreads out to fill the container and moves freely

2. Which of these is an example of a gas?

Ice cream

Steam from a kettle

Fruit juice

3. Check all items that can change state when heated:

Ice

Iron nail

Water

Butter

4. Match each example to its state. Draw a line from the left to the correct state on the right.

A. Ice cube

B. Juice

C. Steam

D. Chocolate bar

E. Air in a balloon

1. Liquid

2. Gas

3. Solid

5. Short answer: In which state do particles move freely and spread out to fill their container?

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Activity

6. Observation: Describe in two short sentences what you would see when ice melts at 0°C.

7. Give one everyday example for each state (one word each):

Solid:

Liquid:

Gas:

8. Explain in one sentence why heating water can produce steam (use the word "particles" if you can).

9. Exit activity: Draw and label one example of a solid, one liquid and one gas that you find at home. Label each drawing with the correct state.

States of Matter Exploration

States of Matter Exploration

📚 Part 1: Quick Checks

✏️ Part 2: Short Answers & Activity

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