States of Matter: Basics

States of Matter
Atoms
Molecules

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States of Matter
Atoms
Molecules

Description

Heat, cool and compress atoms and molecules and watch as they change between solid, liquid and gas phases.

Sample Learning Goals

Describe characteristics of three states of matter: solid, liquid and gas.
Predict how varying the temperature or pressure changes the behavior of particles.
Compare particles in the three different phases.
Explain freezing and melting with molecular level detail.
Recognize that different substances have different properties, including melting, freezing and boiling temperatures.

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Teacher Tips

Overview of sim controls, model simplifications, and insights into student thinking ( PDF ).

Teacher-Submitted Activities

Title	Authors	Level	Type
Using PhET in High School Chemistry- all my activities in pdf	Trish Loeblein	UG-Intro HS	HW Demo Lab
Intermolecular Forces and Molecules - Interactive Lecture Demonstration	Ted Clark, Julia Chamberlain	UG-Intro	Demo
Concept Questions for Chemistry using PhET	Trish Loeblein	HS MS UG-Intro	MC
States of Matter Basics	Trish Loeblein	HS MS	Demo Lab
States of Matter Lecture Demonstration	Robert Parson, Trish Loeblein	UG-Intro HS	Demo
States of Matter Basics - Clicker Questions	Robert Parson, Trish Loeblein	UG-Intro	MC
Intermolecular Forces and States of Matter - Interactive Lecture Demonstration	Ted Clark, Julia Chamberlain	UG-Intro	Demo
Chemistry Theater	UTeach Middle School PhET Team	MS K-5	Lab
Phases of Matter	Dr. Wendy Adams	HS MS UG-Intro	Lab
States of Matter Compare Matrix	Kristin Michalski	MS	Lab
Heat it Up	Doug Spicher	MS	Lab
Boiling, Freezing, and Melting Points	Kristina Smith	K-5	Lab
Alignment of PhET sims with NGSS	Trish Loeblein	HS	Other
How do PhET simulations fit in my middle school program?	Sarah Borenstein	MS	Other
MS and HS TEK to Sim Alignment	Elyse Zimmer	MS HS	Other
ChemActivity: Phase Changes and Intermolecular Forces	Mary van Opstal	HS UG-Intro	Guided
states of matter basic	edina lawson	K-5	Lab
States of Matter Basics Simulation	Amy D'Andrea	MS	Guided
Phase Changes Lab!	Jamie Schoenberger	MS	Lab Guided
States of Matter Basics Student Guide	Kim Miller	MS HS	Lab
States of Matter Modeling	Chuck Faber	MS	Lab
States of Matter - Lab Simulation - student procedures and questions	Taylor Jacobsen	MS HS	Other Guided Lab
The Speed of Particles in the Different States of Matter	Marlene Mosley	K-5	Lab
Using the particle model to explain states of matter	George Ramos	MS	Lab
States of Matter	Joyce Kechner	K-5	Lab CQs
States of Matter	Christine Samuel	K-5	Lab
States of Matter: Basics	Katherine Sarantis	K-5	Other
De fasen van een stof	Azzedine Toutouh	UG-Intro HS	MC HW Lab Demo
물질의 상태(기초) SIM 사용지침서	이화국(Wha Kuk Lee)	HS MS	Lab Demo
Simulações no Ensino de Fisica	Carla Tavares	HS	MC HW Lab Discuss Other Guided Demo
Inquiry activity about State of Matter: Basic	Flávio Silva	HS	Guided
Estados de la materia	Patricia Abdel Rahim	UG-Intro UG-Adv	Lab
Laboratorio- Materia-Energía	Paola Cárdenas	HS	Lab

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Language
Albanian	All shqip	States of Matter: Basics
Arabic	All العربية	حالات المادة: الأساسي
Arabic (Saudi Arabia)	All العربية (السعودية)	حالات المادة: الأساسيات
Basque	All Basque	States of Matter: Basics
Belarusian	All беларускі	Стан рэчыва: асновы
Bosnian	All Bosanski	Agregatna stanja: osnovni nivo
Chinese (Simplified)	All 中文 (中国)	物质的基本形态
Chinese (Traditional)	All 中文 (台灣)	States of Matter: Basics 物質的狀態:基礎的
Croatian	All hrvatski	Stanje materije: osnovno
Czech	All čeština	Stavy hmoty: Základy
Danish	All Dansk	Tilstandsformer: Indledning
Dutch	All Nederlands	De fasen van een stof: grondbeginselen
Estonian	All Eesti	Aine olekud: põhiline
Finnish	All suomi	States of Matter: Basics
French	All français	States of Matter: Basics
Galician	All Gallegan	Estados da materia: Básicos
Georgian	All Georgian	States of Matter: Basics
German	All Deutsch	Aggregatzustände (Grundlagen)
Greek	All Ελληνικά	Καταστάσεις της Ύλης. Τα βασικά
Hebrew	All עברית	מצבי צבירה: בסיס
Hungarian	All magyar	Halmazállapotok - alapok
Indonesian	All Bahasa Indonesia	States of Matter: Basics
Italian	All italiano	Gli stati della Materia: fondamenti
Japanese	All 日本語	States of Matter: Basics
Kannada	All Kannada	ದ್ರವ್ಯ ಸ್ಥಿತಿಗಳು
Kazakh	All Kazakh	Заттың түрлері:Негіздер
Khmer	All Khmer	States of Matter: Basics
Korean	All 한국어	물질의 상태: 기초편
Kurdish	All کوردی	دۆخه‌کانی مادده ‌
Kurdish (Turkey)	All Kurdish (Turkey)	Rewşên Made: Bingehîn
Lao	All Lao	ການນໍາ: ພື້ນຖານ
Macedonian	All македонски	Состојба на материјата: Основи
Malay	All Bahasa Melayu	Keadaan Jirim: Asas
Marathi	All मराठी	पदार्थांच्या स्थिती
Norwegian Bokmal	All Norsk bokmål	States of Matter: Basics
Persian	All فارسی	حالت های ماده: مقدماتی
Polish	All polski	Stany materii: podstawy
Portuguese	All português	States of Matter: Basics
Portuguese (Brazil)	All português (Brasil)	Estados da Matéria: Básico
Romanian	All română	Stări de agregare - Introducere
Russian	All русский	States of Matter: Basics
Serbian	All Српски	Агрегатна стања : основни ниво
Slovak	All Slovenčina	Skupenstvo látky. základný kurz
Slovenian	All Slovenščina	Agregatna stanja snovi: Osnove
Spanish	All español	Estados de la Materia: Básico
Spanish (Mexico)	All español (México)	Estados de la Materia: Básico
Spanish (Peru)	All español (Perú)	Estados de la Materia:Básico
Swahili	All Swahili	Hali ya mada
Swedish	All svenska	States of Matter: Basics
Tamil	All Tamil	சடபொருணிலைகள் - அடிப்படைகள்
Thai	All ไทย	สถานะของสาร: พื้นฐาน
Turkish	All Türkçe	States of Matter: Basics
Turkmen	All Turkmen	Maddanyň hallary: Esasylar
Uzbek	All Uzbek	States of Matter: Basics
Vietnamese	All Tiếng Việt	Trạng thái của vật chất: Những điều cơ bản