Need some states of matter activities to implement in your classroom immediately? Yes…some will be digital as well! I’ve got you! A lot of the activities will have to be done virtual for me as well which stinks but it is what it is.
Matter Notes
If you’ve followed me for a while, you know how much I love notes! Matter notes are not any different at all. In fact, I may love them more! These math notes are great for States of Matter Activities!
Root Beer Floats
Talk about YUM! I think this one is super fun and easy! You will make a root beer float with your students. Bring in some vanilla ice cream, that’s your solid. Then in a cup add root beer, that’s your liquid. When you combine the two you will create a gas like bubble at the top if the cup. This will actually show you a visible gas example!
Anchor Chart for Matter
I am all for anchor charts in my classroom. I have them all over and honestly I love them. When I launch this unit, I will have students take out 3 different colored sticky notes. Then they provide an example of each states of matter on each post it. If all the students take out yellow, they will then write one example of solid on yellow. They can provide an example of liquid on green. Finally, on red they can add in an example of a gas! You most likely will have repeats but I love telling them to go wild with this!
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Surprise Food!!
This may sound incredibly weird…and it is! I think this one is so fun and most of my kids do as well. I give the kids a heads up and say bring in a food to the classroom. If I have a nut allergy, nothing with nuts. We place the food on each desk. Then we do a carousel around the room and identify the different properties of matter in each set.
The baking soda trick
Okay, so it’s not a trick but it’s fun! In an empty water bottle, mix in some baking soda and vinegar. Then quickly add a balloon on top. This is a great way for you to see the chemical reaction between the vinegar and the baking soda. The students can recognize the different states of matter that seen here. For example, you have the solid in the baking soda, the vinegar is a liquid, and then it will create a gas.
States of Matter can be fun!
Adding just a little bit of fun will allow your students to understand the concept on a deeper level. Let the students have fun and learn by using a hands on experiment.
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