Changes of State

Things you need to know

• Water is the only type of matter that exists in all three states at normal room temperatures. Roll your mouse over the picture to see.
• Changes of state are caused by heating or cooling
• How to draw a diagram showing how water changes between solid, liquid and gas, including all the terms involved
• What sublimation is

Resources that will help you

• Changes of state and the water cycle
• this page from the Chem4Kids website
• this one from the Wisconsin learning Object Repository
• this animation from Footprints-Science
  

Tasks you need to complete

• The Changes of State sections of your Worksheet

Downloads

• Salty Water Excel Graphing file (This can be imported into TinkerPlots

Hands On Lab

• Changing the boiling point of water instructions
• Dry Ice Demonstration

Virtual Lab

Quizzes

• Changes Drag & Drop