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Investigating Solids, Liquids, and Gases with Toys: States of Matter and Changes of State - Activities for Middle and High School Grades Terrific Science Press

Innovative investigations like these will empower middle and high school students to explore the states of matter and changes of state?-?using inexpensive toys and common household items like balloons, paper bags, Silly Putty®, facial tissues, and plastic Easter eggs. Classroom-tested and proven effective, these activities draw students in with toys, gadgetry, fun-to-do experiments, and observations of scientific phenomena in everyday events. Students will see solid rock candy form as a sugar solution evaporates; inflate a balloon using dry ice; and use the BedBugs® game to learn about the behavior of solids, liquids, and gases. You'll find 24 motivating, reproducible projects in all?-?ready to use and clearly referenced to the National Science Education Standards, with comprehensive materials lists, procedures, content review, and extension activities included. Teaching Science with TOYS is an activity-based, discovery-oriented approach developed by National Science Foundation-funded teacher training pro­grams at Miami University of Ohio. The programs promote toys and household items as ideal science materials because they're already a user-friendly, everyday part of a young person's world.