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Molecule Madness

Grades 2 30 minutes Engineering Physical Science

Molecule Madness

Students will use their own bodies to demonstrate how molecules are arranged and move within the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.

Resources

Lesson Plan PDF

Lab Connection: Make it Matter lab

Objectives:

  • Identify the three most common states of matter solids, liquids, and gasses.
  • Demonstrate the molecular patterns of arrangement and movement for the three states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas.
  • Identify the states of matter of different objects.

Standards Connections

Standards alignment

  • Science and Engineering Practices
  • Cross Cutting Concepts