States of Matter Vocabulary
Name and distinguish the three states of matter — solid, liquid, and gas — using properties vocabulary: hard, rigid, runny, flows, keeps its shape, fills its container; use 'change of state' to describe what happens when materials are heated or cooled
Typical age: 5–7 years
“If you point to water, ice, and steam from a kettle, can your child correctly call each one a liquid, solid, or gas — and use those words naturally?”
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- Describing Material Properties
Describing physical properties of materials uses solid/liquid/gas vocabulary introduced in the states of matter LANGUAGE node
- Heating & Cooling ChangesREQUIRED
Describing and measuring changes of state requires solid/liquid/gas vocabulary and the term 'change of state'
- Solids, Liquids & GasesREQUIRED
Comparing and grouping materials as solids, liquids, or gases requires the naming vocabulary for the three states