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 ...
The Freezing Point of Water
This science reading passage, titled 'The Freezing Point of Water', introduces students to a key physical science concep...
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The Melting Point of Aluminum
This science reading passage, 'The Melting Point of Aluminum,' introduces middle school students to the physical propert...
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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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The Melting Point of Copper
This reading passage, 'The Melting Point of Copper,' introduces middle school students to an important physical property...
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Freezing Point Depression
This passage, 'Freezing Point Depression,' introduces students to the physical science concept of how adding substances ...
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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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The Boiling Point of Water
This passage, 'The Boiling Point of Water,' introduces students to the physical property of boiling point through one of...
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The Melting Point of Steel
This engaging science passage, 'The Melting Point of Steel,' explains a key physical property of steel—its melting point...
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The Density of Water
"This NGSS-aligned science passage explains the density of water in a way that is clear and engaging for middle school s...
