Musical Reviews of Matter Topics

Mass vs. Weight Song
A little tune to help you remember the difference between mass and weight, as heard in science class review!

Phase Change Song
Another little tune to help you remember how molecules behave when they change state or phase, as heard in science class review!

Parts of an Atom Song
A current song to help you remember the parts of an atom. Check out the links on the right for other cool songs related to our science curriculum!

Virtual Labs

Sink vs. Float Virtual Lab
Use this link to do the virtual lab about sinking and floating. This website requires Shockwave11.5

Buoyancy Explorer

Chemical and Physical Change Virtual Lab
Use this link to do the virtual lab about physical and chemical changes.

Buoyant Force
Virtual physics laboratory.

How Submaries Work
From howstuffworks.com

Submarines - How They Work
A visual & interactive demonstration

Buoyancy
Submarine virtual simulator

Webquest Links

Matter: States of Matter
Information about each of the FIVE states of matter and transitions between the states.

States of Matter
Characteristics of the particles in each main state of matter.

States of Matter 2
Additional information on all FIVE states of matter.

Chem4Kids
Student-friendly site about states of matter and changes between the states.

Physical States
Diagrams and short descriptions of the particles in each main state of matter.

NASA's States of Matter
NASA's site on the FOUR states of matter.

Phase Changes: Exothermic or Endothermic
Information about exo- and endo- thermic changes.

Changes of Phase (or State)
A website describing each change between states, how the molecules behave, and how heat and temperature change.

Latent Heat
A graph and description of phase changes and the energy required for the change to occur.

Liquid Nitrogen Videos

Liquid Nitrogen YouTube Lesson
View this short lesson on properties of liquid nitrogen and a gas law.

Liquid Nitrogen Class Experiment
View the short video of a parent's visit to our classroom! This parent, a science teacher at a local college, volunteered to show us some cool liquid nitrogen demos - beware, this one will result in a little "explosion!"

Liquid Nitrogen Class Experiment 2
Again, a parent volunteers to show us what happens when liquid nitrogen is poured into a container of water and dish soap!