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This 23-word states-of-matter word search covers solids, liquids, gases, and phase changes for students in Grades 3–5. Hidden words include ice, water vapor, evaporate, melts, and atoms, with everyday examples like maple syrup and ketchup. Use it during a physical-science unit on matter, as a vocabulary warm-up, or as a sub-plan activity.

Subject:
Science
Topic:
Chemistry
Grade Level:
3rd – 5th Grades
Updated September 2024

Word List

  • VOLUME
  • LAVA
  • FREEZES
  • WATERVAPOR
  • SNOW
  • SHAPE
  • ATOMS
  • HELIUM
  • LIQUID
  • CONTAINER
  • SOLID
  • ICE
  • BALLS
  • MAPLESYRUP
  • MELTS
  • CARBONDIOXIDE
  • MASS
  • FLOAT
  • EVAPORATE
  • OXYGEN
  • GASOLINE
  • KETCHUP
  • GAS

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