States of Matter

Subject: Science  ·  Grade level: 3rd

Solids, liquids, and gases — and how heat changes one into another.

In this lesson

• The three states
• How molecules move
• Changing states

Key terms

Matter

Anything that has mass and takes up space.

Molecule

A tiny particle that all matter is made of.

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