Amazing water

Amazing water

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This task is about the different states of water.
Mere drew her Grandma some pictures to show her that water can be found in three different forms: solid, liquid, and gas.
Draw the three different ways Mere could show water in these boxes.
Write a label for each picture to tell what the picture shows.
 
Solid
Liquid
Gas
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper.
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Science, Knowledge, Material World
Keywords: 
changes, states of matter, water, liquid, solid, gas
Description of task: 
This task assesses students' understanding of the states of matter by requiring them to draw and label diagrams of water as a solid, liquid , and gas.
Making Better Sense: 
Condensation/Evaporation
Answers/responses: 

 

Y4 (08/2001)
  • Solid drawn (as a block of ice, ice cubes in freezer, etc).
  • Solid labelled as ice (ice-block).

easy
moderate
  • Liquid drawn (as a glass of water, puddle, etc).
  • Liquid labelled as water.

easy
moderate
  • Gas drawn (as steam or evaporation, etc).
  • Gas labelled as water vapour (or steam).

difficult
very difficult

NOTE: An understanding of particle theory is not expected at this level of the curriculum. The focus of this task is whether students know what a solid, liquid or gas looks like.

Teaching and learning: 
An understanding of particle theory is not expected at this level of the curriculum.
The focus of this task is whether students know what a solid, liquid or gas looks like.