Science worksheet · States of matter
Changes of State
Label melting, freezing, evaporation and condensation on the water diagram, then fill in five sentences.
- Grade level
- Grades 3–5
- Time
- About 20 minutes
- Topic
- States of matter
- Answer key
- Yes, page 2 of the PDF
- Kids practice
- States of matter, Properties, Changes of state
What kids do
Printed on the sheet:
- Write the name of each change on its arrow.
- 1. When ice gets warm, it starts
- 2. A puddle drying up in the sun is
- 3. Water drops on the outside of a cold glass come from
- 4. Water turning into ice in the freezer is
- 5. Heating makes matter change from solid to
Teacher tip
Melt an ice cube and fog a mirror in front of the class while kids label the diagram.
How to use it
- Show ice, water and steam from a kettle (at a safe distance) before the sheet.
- Pass around a solid, a liquid in a bottle and a balloon full of air.
- Start with a two-minute “I notice, I wonder” talk about the picture on the sheet.
Watch for
Kids who think gases weigh nothing. Weigh a flat and a blown-up ball to show air has mass.
Talk about it
- Is air matter? How do you know?
- What evidence helped you choose your answer?
Take it further
Make ice pops and record how long they take to freeze and to melt.
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