States of Matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas

Last week we did a sorting activity on solids, liquids and
gases. This activity was actually quite challenging for
them, so we'll have to repeat it a number of times in the near future.

After they sorted the cards together (with help
from me), we ran around the house and collected
one example of each and presented it to the others.

When the kids were older, we studied the states of matter in more depth.  We have a 50+ page packet available at our new location (homeschoolden.com). We did *tons* of fun hands-on activities with this unit. Find out more at this post:

States of Matter - Changing States of Matter

You may be interested in how we covered this topic when we came back around to it (as the kids got older):

• Chemistry Experiments for Kids (Grade 2) - Matter is neither created nor destroyed, Acids and Bases Experiment
• Chemistry Experiments for Kids (Grade 2) - Mixtures, Chromatography, DNA Kit
• Oil and Water Fireworks Activity
• Molecules to the Max Chemistry DVD  - IMAX movie now available on DVD

You might also be interested in these posts from our chemistry unit:

• The Size of Atoms
• States of Matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas Activities
• Molecule Movement Activity – Chemistry Review Worksheet

• Water Molecule Attraction
• Red Cabbage – Acid Base Indicator Activity

• Building Molecules: Chemistry Activity

• Chemistry Unit: Bohr Diagrams (free printable) 
• Chemistry Unit on the Periodic Table 

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