Looking for a hands-on, standards-aligned way to teach the states of matter? This comprehensive science unit for K–2 learners is packed with engaging experiments, colorful posters, and activities that help students explore solids, liquids, and gases. Discover the properties of matter, changes in matter, and how to sort states of matter—all in a way that’s easy to implement in your classroom.
Whether you’re introducing the three states of matter, investigating matter properties, or exploring changes in solids, liquids, and gases, this unit has everything you need to keep your students engaged while saving you planning time.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS STATES OF MATTER UNIT:
This hands-on States of Matter unit helps K–2 students investigate solids, liquids, and gases through fun experiments, visual posters, interactive sorts, and literacy tools.
Hands-On Experiments
Students will explore the states of matter with five easy-to-prep experiments:
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Root Beer Floats: Observe solids, liquids, and gases simultaneously.
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Solid Pops: Discover how liquids change to solids.
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Liquid Rainbow: Learn about liquid density and colorful layering.
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Gas Balloon: See how a chemical reaction produces gas.
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Eggs-iting Matter: Investigate how heat transforms a liquid egg into a solid.
Visual Posters & Sorting Activities
Full-color posters define solids, liquids, gases, and how they change. Sorting centers include picture-based activities to identify and classify states of matter.
Interactive Lapbook
A foldable tool where students explore the properties of matter, including how particles behave in each state.
Literacy Connections
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Shared Reading Poem: Reinforces vocabulary with rhythm and rhyme.
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Emergent Science Reader: Simple text helps early readers understand that matter has three states.
Read-Aloud Book List
Suggested titles that connect science concepts to literature (books not included).
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