Matter Matching
Set Up – Print out the three states of matter picture cards and the 30 describing
cards on cardstock. Laminate.
How to Play –
*Independent: Have students match the card to the state of matter that it is
describing. Record answers on answer sheet.
*Small Group of 3: The group turns all of the clues card face down on the table. Each
student chooses on the states of matter card. Each student takes a turn, chooses a
card, and reads the clue aloud. They then have to determine which state of matter it
is describing and give it to that corresponding student. The first student to have all
of their 10 cards wins.
© maxey 2012
It fills any
container you
put it in.
The molecules
move slowly.
It will spread to
fill the bottom
of a container.
It has a shape
and size that
does not change.
The molecules
move quickly.
It flows from
one container
to another.
It does not
keep it’s shape
or size.
It moves in all
directions.
It stays in one
place.
The molecules
have a little
energy.
The molecules
are spread
FAR apart.
The molecules
are packed very
close together.
The molecules are
NOT attracted to
each other.
The molecules are
TOTALLY
attracted to each
other.
© maxey 2012
You cannot
feel it.
The molecules
are close
together.
The molecules
have A LOT
of movement.
The molecules are
attracted to each
other just a little.
The molecules
are not in a
pattern.
The molecules
have almost
no movement.
The molecules
are in a fixed
pattern.
It keeps its
own shape.
It is wet.
The molecules
have a weak
pattern.
It is usually
invisible.
It is runny.
It feels hard.
The molecules
are in a fixed
position.
© maxey 2012
It changes shapes,
but is always the
same amount.
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© maxey 2012
Matter
Matching
Write the describing detail under each state of matter that is it talking about.