
When water freezes, it:
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Condenses
No. Condensation happens when water vapor changes from a gas to a liquid. -
Contracts
No. Water does not take up less space when it freezes. -
Expands
Yes! Unlike most substances, water expands to take up more space when it freezes. -
Gains mass.
No. Changing from one state to another does not cause a change in mass.
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Florida
SC.3.P.9.1 Describe the changes water undergoes when it changes state through heating and cooling by using familiar scientific terms such as melting, freezing, boiling, evaporation, and condensation.
Cloud Formation, part 2 | video |
Making a Solar Still | video |
Wonderful Water | video, checked |
A Watched Pot | video |
Why We Sweat | video, checked |
Photographing Snowflakes | video, checked |
Ice Cream Science | video, checked |
Cloud Formation, part 1 | video, ClosedCaptions, checked |
The Water Cycle | video, checked |
A Model of the Water Cycle | video, ClosedCaptions, checked |
What Really Happens With Evaporation? | text page, free, checked |
Review Weather-2 | practice |
Review Weather-10 | practice |
Review Weather-1 | practice |
SC.4.P.8.2 Identify properties and common uses of water in each of its states.
Wax and Wood, part 2 | video, checked |
Photographing Snowflakes | video, checked |
Ice Cream Science | video, checked |
75% Water | video, checked |
Crushed Can | video, checked |
A Boat Full of Holes | video, checked |
A Bouncing Water Balloon | video |
Cloud Types | video |
Making a Solar Still | video |
Water on a String | video, blog, ClosedCaptions |
Wonderful Water | video, checked |
A Watched Pot | video |
Wax and Wood, part 1 | video, checked |
Adding to a Full Cup | text page |
What Really Happens With Evaporation? | text page, free, checked |
A Clean Trick | text page |
Review Weather-8 | practice |
Review Weather-10 | practice |
SC.5.E.7.1 Create a model to explain the parts of the water cycle. Water can be a gas, a liquid, or a solid and can go back and forth from one state to another.
>>> Teacher Page: Water Cycle
Cloud Formation, part 2 | video |
Cloud Types | video |
Making a Solar Still | video |
A Watched Pot | video |
Photographing Snowflakes | video, checked |
The Water Cycle | video, checked |
A Model of the Water Cycle | video, ClosedCaptions, checked |
Review Weather-1 | practice |
Review Weather-2 | practice |
Review Weather-8 | practice |
Review Weather-10 | practice |
SC.5.P.8.1 Compare and contrast the basic properties of solids, liquids, and gases, such as mass, volume, color, texture, and temperature.
>>> Teacher Page: States of Matter
Air Space | video |
A Bouncing Water Balloon | video |
Egg States | video, checked |
Experimenting with Dry Ice | video, free, checked |
Wax and Wood, part 1 | video, checked |
Wax and Wood, part 2 | video, checked |
Ice Cream Science | video, checked |
Raw Egg or Boiled? | video, checked |
Air has Weight | text page |
Teach It Right the First Time. | text page, free |
Review Matter-2 | practice |
Review Matter-1 | practice |
Review Matter-3 | practice |
Review Weather-10 | practice |
SC.6.E.7.2 Investigate and apply how the cycling of water between the atmosphere and hydrosphere has an effect on weather patterns and climate.
Cloud Types | video |
Nephoscope | video, checked |
The Water Cycle | video, checked |
Weather and Climate | video |
Pine Cone Weather | text page, free |
Review Weather-8 | practice |
Review Weather-9 | practice |
Review Weather-10 | practice |
Utah
UT.4.I.2.b Describe the processes of evaporation, condensation, and precipitation as they relate to the water cycle.
Making a Solar Still | video |
Wonderful Water | video, checked |
A Watched Pot | video |
Photographing Snowflakes | video, checked |
Cloud Formation, part 1 | video, ClosedCaptions, checked |
The Water Cycle | video, checked |
A Model of the Water Cycle | video, ClosedCaptions, checked |
A Cool Experiment | text page |
What Really Happens With Evaporation? | text page, free, checked |
Review Weather-8 | practice |
Review Weather-10 | practice |
UT.4.I.2.c Identify locations that hold water as it passes through the water cycle (e.g., oceans, atmosphere, fresh surface water, snow, ice, and ground water).
Photographing Snowflakes | video, checked |
A Model of the Water Cycle | video, ClosedCaptions, checked |
75% Water | video, checked |
Review Weather-8 | practice |
Review Weather-10 | practice |
NGSS
MS-ESS2-4 Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of gravity.
Cloud Formation, part 2 | video |
Making a Solar Still | video |
Wonderful Water | video, checked |
Cloud Formation, part 1 | video, ClosedCaptions, checked |
The Water Cycle | video, checked |
A Model of the Water Cycle | video, ClosedCaptions, checked |
Review Weather-10 | practice |
Review Weather-8 | practice |