Solids liquids gases.

have students observe them and compare how each is different

have them make a model that can explain solids liquids and gases
If ice, water, and water vapor are all the same thing how can we represent these?

Plan:
Show students ice cube(s) and a cup of water
what do you notice about the ice? (its cold, its hard,)
What do you notice about water?
o What do you notice about how it moves?
What happens to water as you heat it up?
o it boils,
o What do you notice about it when it boils?
it turns into steam
Ok so in what ways do you think water turns into a gas
How are ice and liquid water the same? How are they Different?
How are liquid water the same? How are they Different?

What do you think causes water to be hard when it is frozen and move freely when it
is liquid or gas?

What do you think happens to water when it freezes?

How do you think we could represent this?

o talk with your partners about how you think we could draw the differences
between ice, water, and water vapor?

What other materials can you think of that can be a solid, liquid and gas? Or can
exist in more than one form?

Exit ticket: How do waters phase changes affect your life?

How do you think our world would be different if we only had liquid water?w

Entrance slip:
How do particles behave as the temperature gets higher and lower?

So last time we talked a lot about how the particles in water interact. What did you notice
about the ice as is got warmer? How about the water as it got warmer?
So lets call these changes from solid to gas and gas to liquid phase changes. What are
some other examples of phase changes?
(Probably say a lot of examples of solids turning to liquids)
Ok so weve mentioned a lot of phase changes that we can see. To what extent would you
agree with me if I said that things are only made of particles if we can see them?
(Hopefully they would say that they wouldnt agree with me)
Why do you think that that statement would be false?
Because we cant see gases
Why do you think that gases are made of particles?
If we think about a water balloon, why do you think the balloon gets bigger as it is filled with
water?
a. How could you show (draw) this?
How do you think this is similar for filling a balloon with air?
a. how could we show (draw) air filling a balloon?
How would this support the idea that air is made of particles?
Exit ticket: what is an example of phase changes you can experience in your life?
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/states-of-matter