Activity Description:

In this activity, students will conduct a series of experiments to discover some of the properties of solids, liquids and gases.

These materials come from a resource called Science by Doing. Click on the links below to access the resources for the activity.

Student Digital Activities:

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Page URL: https://www.sciencebydoing.edu.au/curriculum/student/rock-paper-scissors/digital/part2/activity1

This activity addresses the following Solomon Islands Year 7 Science Learning Outcomes for Unit 7.3: Solids, Liquids, and Gases

• 7.3.1 know that everything surrounding us is made up of matter (k)
  • 7.3.1.1 state that matter is a substance that occupies space
• 7.3.2 understand the different states of matter (u)
  • 7.3.2.1 use the idea of particle movement to explain the difference between the three states of matter: solids, liquids and gases

This material was sourced from the Science by Doing online curriculum unit Rock, Paper, Scissors by the Australian Academy of Science, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License at www.sciencebydoing.edu.au