Activity 3.2 – States of Matter Simulation Guiding Question: If ice, water, and steam are all made of H2O molecules, then what makes them so different from each other? Overview: Compare three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Learning Goals: 1. Identify and describe the classification of matter based on its physical state. 2. Infer from a simulation what matter is made of. 3. Explain how the simulation give evidence that matter is made of tiny particles. Procedure: 1. Click the link that was sent by the teacher in the group chat. 2. Once the simulation loaded, click “LAUNCH”. 3. Explore the simulation. You may choose from the three “STATES OF MATTER” and click the PLAY BUTTON to see what will happen with the sample in the cup. 4. You can also click the RIGHT ARROW BUTTON (>) found in the right side of your screen to see “REAL WORLD EXAMPLES” essay. Read about other examples of matter and its state in our everyday lives. 5. Illustrate your findings and answer the questions below. Observation: Draw what you have observed in the simulation. States of What does the particles look like while still in the Matter cup? Solid Liquid Gas What does the particles look like once transferred in a new container? 1. What happens to the particles of ice once it was transferred to a new container? 2. How does a liquid change as it is moved from one container to another? 3. Why is it hard to measure the volume of a gas? 4. What state of matter is glass? 5. Your friend looks at a piece of ice and says “Liquids, like ice, have a fixed shape because the particles are not moving.” Is your friend correct? Why or why not? ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------Activity 3.2 – States of Matter Simulation Guiding Question: If ice, water, and steam are all made of H2O molecules, then what makes them so different from each other? Overview: Compare three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Learning Goals: 1. Identify and describe the classification of matter based on its physical state. 2. Infer from a simulation what matter is made of. 3. Explain how the simulation give evidence that matter is made of tiny particles. Procedure: 1. Click the link that was sent by the teacher in the group chat. 2. Once the simulation loaded, click “LAUNCH”. 3. Explore the simulation. You may choose from the three “STATES OF MATTER” and click the PLAY BUTTON to see what will happen with the sample in the cup. 4. You can also click the RIGHT ARROW BUTTON (>) found in the right side of your screen to see “REAL WORLD EXAMPLES” essay. Read about other examples of matter and its state in our everyday lives. 5. Illustrate your findings and answer the questions below. Observation: Illustrate what you have observed in the simulation. States of What does the particles look like while still in the Matter cup? Solid Liquid Gas What does the particles look like once transferred in a new container? 1. What happens to the particles of ice once it was transferred to a new container? 2. How does a liquid change as it is moved from one container to another? 3. Why is it hard to measure the volume of a gas? 4. What state of matter is glass? 5. Your friend looks at a piece of ice and says “Liquids, like ice, have a fixed shape because the particles are not moving.” Is your friend correct? Why or why not?
