You will need safety Think about a glasses on for this ENTIRE block of ice station. sitting on a kitchen counter. You already know the 3 main states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases. What happens to the ice over time? Why does this happen? Describe the phase change of the ice You may not know that thermal energy if it were to be left sitting out. (heat) plays a major role in changing What word is associated with this matter from one state (or phase) to phenomenon? another. ©KeslerScience.com ©KeslerScience.com Think about water As thermal energy is to that has recently matter, the atoms get excited been placed in an (vibrate) and the space ice tray in the between them increases. freezer. The motion and spacing of the What happens to the water over time? determines the state of matter. Why does this happen? Describe the phase change of Describe how the atoms acted in task the water over time. card #2. What word is associated with this Describe how the atoms acted in task phenomenon? card #3. ©KeslerScience.com
You will need safety glasses on for this ENTIRE station. You already know the 3 main states of matter: solids, liquids, and gases. You may not know that thermal energy (heat) plays a major role in changing matter from one state (or phase) to another. ©KeslerScience.com Think about a block of ice sitting on a kitchen counter. What happens to the ice over time? Why does this happen? Describe the phase change of the ice if it were to be left sitting out. What word is associated with this phenomenon? ©KeslerScience.com Think about water that has recently been placed in an ice tray in the freezer. What happens to the water over time? Why does this happen? Describe the phase change of the water over time. What word is associated with this phenomenon? ©KeslerScience.com As thermal energy is to matter, the atoms get excited (vibrate) and the space between them increases. The motion and spacing of the determines the state of matter. Describe how the atoms acted in task card #2. Describe how the atoms acted in task card #3.