Properties of Matter Curriculum Resources
Explore Properties of Matter concepts with our comprehensive science curriculum resources aligned with NGSS standards. Interactive and printable resources for K-12 learners across all grade levels.
Matter States Word Sort
This interactive word sort focuses on helping students understand the different states of matter through real-world exam...
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Temperature Effects Sort
This classification activity helps students understand how temperature affects matter. Students categorize various chang...
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Particle Movement Sort
This classification activity helps students understand particle movement in different materials. Students categorize sub...
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Matter States Word Sort
This classification activity helps students understand how particles are arranged in different states of matter. Student...
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Heating and Cooling Effects
In this 'Heating and Cooling Effects' word sort activity, second-grade students explore how heating and cooling affect d...
Changes in Temperature: What Happens Next?
In 'Changes in Temperature: What Happens Next?,' students explore examples of how heating or cooling materials causes ch...
Reversible vs. Irreversible Changes
This 'Reversible vs. Irreversible Changes' word sort activity is designed for second-grade students to align with NGSS 2...
Hot or Cold: Reversible or Not?
The 'Hot or Cold: Reversible or Not?' activity engages students in sorting changes caused by heating and cooling into re...
Materials for Creating Safe Packaging
In the 'Materials for Creating Safe Packaging' activity, students explore the properties of materials like cardboard, bu...
Classifying Materials by Touch and Appearance
The 'Classifying Materials by Touch and Appearance' activity engages students in sorting materials like silk, sandpaper,...
Choosing the Best Material for Building
In the 'Choosing the Best Material for Building' activity, students analyze materials like wood, steel, and plastic to d...
Sorting Materials by Properties
In the 'Sorting Materials by Properties' activity, students sort various materials into categories such as 'Hard and Rig...
Materials for Water Resistance
The 'Materials for Water Resistance' activity encourages students to sort materials such as plastic, rubber, and sponge ...
Parts of an Atom
This reading passage on Parts of an Atom provides middle school students with a structured and accessible explanation of...
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Chemical Bonds
This reading passage on Chemical Bonds provides middle school students with a clear explanation of how and why atoms con...
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Atomic Structure
This reading passage on Atomic Structure provides middle school students with an accessible explanation of the fundament...
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The Melting Point of Substances
This middle school science reading passage, titled 'The Melting Point of Substances', explores the physical property kno...
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What is Evaporation
"This science passage for middle school students (grades 6-8) explores the fundamental physical science concept of evapo...
What are the uses of Evaporative Salts
"This NGSS-aligned middle school science passage explains the formation and diverse applications of evaporative salts, a...
Is Evaporation a Physical Change
"This reading passage is designed for middle school students to explore the concept of evaporation and its classificatio...
what is a Chemical Reaction
This middle school science reading passage, aligned with NGSS standards, provides a clear and direct explanation of what...
what is a Polar Covalent Bond
"This middle school science passage, aligned with NGSS standards, explores the concept of polar covalent bonds. It expla...