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 thr...
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Temperature Effects Sort
This classification activity helps students understand how temperature affects matter. Students cate...
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Particle Movement Sort
This classification activity helps students understand particle movement in different materials. Stu...
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Matter States Word Sort
This classification activity helps students understand how particles are arranged in different state...
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Heating and Cooling Effects
In this 'Heating and Cooling Effects' word sort activity, second-grade students explore how heating ...
Reversible vs. Irreversible Changes
This 'Reversible vs. Irreversible Changes' word sort activity is designed for second-grade students ...
Changes in Temperature: What Happens Next?
In 'Changes in Temperature: What Happens Next?,' students explore examples of how heating or cooling...
Hot or Cold: Reversible or Not?
The 'Hot or Cold: Reversible or Not?' activity engages students in sorting changes caused by heating...
Materials for Creating Safe Packaging
In the 'Materials for Creating Safe Packaging' activity, students explore the properties of material...
Materials for Water Resistance
The 'Materials for Water Resistance' activity encourages students to sort materials such as plastic,...
Choosing the Best Material for Building
In the 'Choosing the Best Material for Building' activity, students analyze materials like wood, ste...
Classifying Materials by Touch and Appearance
The 'Classifying Materials by Touch and Appearance' activity engages students in sorting materials l...
Sorting Materials by Properties
In the 'Sorting Materials by Properties' activity, students sort various materials into categories s...
Atomic Structure
This reading passage on Atomic Structure provides middle school students with an accessible explanat...
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Parts of an Atom
This reading passage on Parts of an Atom provides middle school students with a structured and acces...
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Chemical Bonds
This reading passage on Chemical Bonds provides middle school students with a clear explanation of h...
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The Freezing Point of Water
This science reading passage, titled 'The Freezing Point of Water', introduces students to a key phy...
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Freezing Point Depression
This passage, 'Freezing Point Depression,' introduces students to the physical science concept of ho...
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The Melting Point of Substances
This middle school science reading passage, titled 'The Melting Point of Substances', explores the p...
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The Melting Point of Steel
This engaging science passage, 'The Melting Point of Steel,' explains a key physical property of ste...
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The Melting Point of Aluminum
This science reading passage, 'The Melting Point of Aluminum,' introduces middle school students to ...
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The Melting Point of Copper
This reading passage, 'The Melting Point of Copper,' introduces middle school students to an importa...
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Freezing Point Depression
This passage, 'Freezing Point Depression,' introduces students to the physical science concept of ho...
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The Boiling Point of Water
This passage, 'The Boiling Point of Water,' introduces students to the physical property of boiling ...
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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...
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