Primary Lessons and Resources

States of Matter

Explore the fascinating world of matter with our engaging primary lessons and resources! Dive into the basics of solids, liquids, and gases, discover unusual materials, and learn about the particle theory that explains their behaviour. Our resources also cover the exciting processes of change of state, including melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation. Perfect for young learners to make science fun and easy to understand!

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READY-TO-USE RESOURCES AND LESSON PLANS

Expertly crafted lesson plans and ideas covering essential aspects of states of matter. Quick Teach provides everything you need for this popular primary science topic, including states of water, measuring temperature, investigating melting, line graphs and, researching melting and boiling points.

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Explore fascinating videos, investigations, a knowledge organiser (available on Maestro), information sheets and much more to help you teach children about solids, liquids and gases and their characteristic properties.

Our States of Matter lessons & resources cover:

Classifying solids, liquids and gases
Unusual materials
Particle theory
Change of state
Melting, freezing, evaporation and condensation
States of water
Measuring temperature
Investigating melting
Line graphs
Researching melting and boiling points
Working scientifically – Observing changes over time, Identifying and classifying, Pattern seeking, Comparative test, Research

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