This textbook chapter Particle Model Of Matter covers the following topics:

• What is the Particle Model of Matter?
• Solids, liquids and gases
• Changes of State
• Density, mass and volume
• Density and states of matter
• Density of different materials
• Expansion and contraction of materials

Click on the link below for the online textbook: https://www.siyavula.com/read/science/grade-8/particle-model-of-matter

There is also a PDF copy of the chapter available to download:

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This resource is aligned with Year 7/Form 1 Science Curriculum:

Unit 3 Solids, Liquids and Gases

General Learning Outcomes: 7.3.1, 7.3.2, 7.3.3, 7.3.4, 7.3.5, 7.3.6

Topic Areas:

• Matter
• States of Matter
• Physical changes caused by heating and cooling of solids, liquids and gases
• Particles and physical change
• Difference between physical and chemical changes
• Significance of solids, liquids and gases in everyday life

Attribution:

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