The Process

Step 1     Step 2     Step 3     Step 4

Step 1:  Get a "What's the Matter?" Journal from your teacher or click here to print a copy.

• Put your name on the front of your journal.
• Color the front of your journal

Step 2:   Investigate the States of Matter.

Find out:

1. What are the 3 types of matter?
2. What is a solid?
3. What is a liquid?
4. What is a gas?
5. What is the meaning of dissolve?
6. Can some things have properties of more than one state of matter?

Click here to watch a movie about the states of matter.

Click the picture to investigate the states of matter.

Solids	Liquids	Gases

Step 3 Complete your "What's the Matter?" journal.

• Make sure that you have answered all questions about the states of matter. 
• Check your answers with a partner.

You can pick either Step 4 or Step 5 to complete!

Step 4 Use Storybook Weaver to write a paragraph and create a picture that shows what you have learned about the 3 states of matter.

• Create 3 pictures to show the states of matter.
• Write a paragraph telling about the states of matter.
• Print your Storybook Weaver creation. 

Step 5  You and a partner devise a plan to put the states of matter back to the way they were. 

• Pick a partner
• Devise a plan to put the states of matter back to the way they were.  Use your imagination and the knowledge that you have learned in this webquest to devise a plan.
• Present you plan to the "Class Committee"
• The "Class Committee" votes on the best plan for the states of matter.