Sites (37)
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A to Z Online Virtual Tours
Links to virtual factory tours organised in alphabetical order.
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Atomic States of Matter
Images and information about the atomic states of matter.
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Atoms: Gases, Liquids, and Solids
Gases, liquids and solids are all made up of atoms, molecules, and ions, but the behaviors of these particles differ in the three phases. These images illustrate the microscopic differences.
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BMW Virtual Factory Tour
Experience firsthand the sights and the sounds that are part of the car manufacturing process.
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Bridge Design Tips for Kids
Information on design, properties of balsa wood and additional resource links.
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Build A Bridge
Interactive game where students build a bridge.
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Changes in Matter
Learn about matter and its different forms.
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Changing State
An interactive experiment in which children aged 9-10 can heat and cool water to change it between its three states.
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Changing States
Interactive lab activity about changing states of matter.
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Changing States of Matter
Explanation of changing the solid, liquid and gas states of matter.
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Chem4Kids: Matter
Learn about the different states of matter and the qualities of each.
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ChemKids: Changing States of Matter
All matter can move from one state to another. It may require very low temperatures or very high pressures, but it can be done.
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Composting For Kids
Slide presentation introducing students to composting.
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Crossword: Properties of Matter
Online crossword about properties of matter.
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Dry Ice: Changing States of Matter
Demonstration of changing states using dry ice.
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Exploring Chocolate
This site looks at the history of chocolate, follows the chocolate-making process, and takes an online visit to a chocolate factory.
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Gibson Guitar Tour
Images showing the guitar making process from start to finish.
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Glass Factory Tour
Tour of a traditional glass making factory.
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Infrared World Gallery
The infrared images displayed in the categories listed, show the heat radiated by objects around us.
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Matter
Student created slide presentation describing the changing states of matter.
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Matter
Learn about the states and properties of matter.
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Matter Changing States Crossword
Complete this puzzle online.
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Matter Is The Stuff Around You
Explains properties of solids, liquids and gases in a simple and easy to understand way.
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Musical Instruments Factory Tour
Tour the Yamaha factory and learn how various instruments are manufactured.
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Phases of Matter
Illustrated explanation of the stages of matter.
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Planet Pals: Recycling
Lists materials that can be recycled.
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Recycle City
Learn about how this virtual city manages it waste problems through recycling.
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Scholastic: What Is The Matter?
Information and experiments about states of matter.
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TechTopics: Matter
This site explains the structures, states and properties of matter.
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The Pencil Pages
Find out how pencils are produced.
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Type of Structures
Information about steel, concrete, arches and cables used in architecture.
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View the Action
Animation showing different changing states of matter.
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What is Matter?
Learn about the three states of matter.
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What is Matter?
Simple explanation of the properties of solids, liquids and gases.
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What's the Matter?
In this unit you will find out more about what makes you and everything else in the universe.
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Which Material Am I?
Interactive quiz that asks students to identify materials from the clues offered.
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Willy Wonka Candy Factory
Explore the virtual factory and find out how chocolate is made.
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Lessons (38)
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A Matter of State
To help students understand that particle movement changes as a substance changes from one phase to another phase.
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Air and Temperature
Science lab activities related to air and temperature.
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Alka-Seltzer Experiments
The familiar fizzing you hear when you drop an Alka-Seltzer tablet into a glass of water is the result of a chemical reaction.
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All About Matter
Multiple choice test about matter.
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All About Matter
Introduction to chemistry for primary school.
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Building a House
This lesson teaches the sequence of constructing a building and the materials used.
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Building Bridges
Unit of work on building bridges.
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Characteristics of Materials
Students learn that materials are suitable for making a particular object because of their properties, and that some properties are more important than others when deciding what to use.
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Cold Experiment
Hypotheses and measurements with changes of states of matter.
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Cornstarch Experiments
Suspension experiment, where students will learn how cornstarch can act like both a solid and a liquid.
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Creative Clay Houses
Students have the opportunity to design their own creative house and build it using slab construction.
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Exploring The Material World
Information and construction activities related to Carbon and Kevlar.
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How is Chocolate Manufactured?
Students explore the process through which chocolate is manufactured and identify stages of the manufacturing process.
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Hunt for States of Matter
Here is a list of questions about states of matter. Surf the Internet links on this page to find answers to the questions.
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Investigating Matter
Students investigate matter and its properties through scientific observation and analysis.
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Kitchen Chemistry
Collection of chemistry activities.
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Material World Online Worksheet
Online worksheet with questions related to wool and cotton production.
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Materials and Manufacturing
This lesson looks at different kinds of materials to identify their properties and suitability for different purposes.
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Matter
Learn about the properties, states and changes of matter.
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Matter
Exercises examine space between particles and changes of state, both physical and chemical.
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Mulching
Children investigate various properties of materials that could be used for mulching in a garden and make a choice based upon their investigations.
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Mystery Powders
Five powders and five tests are provided for students to explore chemical and physical properties, changes, and reactions.
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National Geographic: Blue Goo
Here is a recipe for Blue Goo.
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Putting the Ice in Hockey
To understand the relationship between molecular motion and the slippery properties of ice.
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Recycled Materials
In this lesson students identify materials that can be recycled and possible uses for these recycled materials.
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Sampler: What is The Matter?
The purpose of this Web page is to give you a sampling of some of the aspects of Matter. Each of the activities asks you to use the listed sites to learn and apply all the facts about matter.
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Science Online Lessons
K-6 lesson plans about matter.
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Snacks about Heat
Simple and fun experiments.
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Solids, Liquids and Gases
Using various examples of solids, liquids and gases, the student will be able to define the three states of matter.
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Temperature Changes Everything
To determine the effect of temperature on the motion of particles.
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The Case of the Disappearing Water
This lesson provides a mystery that students can read and activities they can do to help solve the mystery.
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The Heat Is On
This activity gives students experience with chemical change.
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The Three Pigs In Earthquake Land
Students are asked to think about how people living in cities and suburbs must plan ahead by constructing sturdy buildings and preparing their homes for natural disasters.
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The Use of Non-Living Resources in Society
Students learn to understand the importance of non-living resources in their lives by describing how these resources are used in society.
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Webquest: Does Matter Matter?
Your task, should you choose to accept it, is find out what matter is.
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What's Happening in My World?
Students look for examples of chemical and physical changes in the world around them.
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Wondernet
Chemistry activities related to the theme of energy.
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Your Digestive System
The story of your digestive system whose purpose is turn the food you eat into something useful for your body.
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