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Stringy Chemistry and States of Matter
Book Chapter | April 2009
Solids, liquids, and gases are familiar to students as the different states of matter. Why are some substances gases and some solid at room temperature? This exercise helps students explore the basic concepts behind…
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Editor’s Note: States of Matter
Journal Article | December 2008
There is a common misunderstanding of chemicals and chemistry. Chemicals are “bad.” Chemists are a nerdy set in the same category as those zany physicists, except that chemists work with more dangerous materials—“…
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Popping the Kernel: Modeling the States of Matter
Journal Article | January 2005
Constructing models can help students understand the particulate nature of matter. This article discusses how to use popcorn to engage students in model building and to teach them about the nature of matter.
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Science 101: What causes the different states of matter?
Journal Article | December 2008
The answer to this could be really simple or really complicated, depending on how deeply the issue is covered. Therefore, the author will dispense with the really complicated by limiting the discussion to solids,…
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Do Standards Matter? How the quality of state standards relate to evolution instruction
Journal Article | January 2002
Although most states include evolution instruction in their standards, the teaching of evolution in public schools remains problematic. To create successful science education programs, we must recruit and reward…
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Collection | January 2015
Matter is traditionally divided into three states - liquid, solid, and gas. This collection of resources will help students to explore this principle.
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Collection | February 2015
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Collection | November 2017
These articles help identify and categorize the three states of matter.
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Collection | November 2017
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Collection | April 2018
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Collection | June 2016
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Collection | October 2016
5E Science Lesson Plan
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Collection | November 2016
This Collection is intended to help pre-service elementary education students understand the states of matter as physical changes in the arrangement or movement of particles.
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