MATTER (Grade 3)
Authored by TPS Science03
Science
2nd - 3rd Grade
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This quiz focuses on the fundamental properties and characteristics of matter, specifically targeting the three basic states of matter: solid, liquid, and gas. Designed for grade 3 students, the assessment evaluates students' ability to identify and classify different states of matter, understand phase changes like freezing and sublimation, and recognize the tools used to measure physical properties such as mass and volume. Students need to grasp that matter exists in different forms with distinct characteristics - solids maintain their shape, liquids take the shape of their container, and gases expand to fill available space. The quiz also introduces basic concepts of physical versus chemical changes and requires students to apply their knowledge by categorizing everyday examples like air, water, melted chocolate, and steam into their appropriate states of matter. Created by TPS Science03, a Science teacher in US who teaches grade 2-3. This comprehensive assessment serves as an excellent tool for evaluating student understanding of foundational matter concepts through multiple instructional approaches. Teachers can effectively use this quiz as a formative assessment to gauge student comprehension before moving to more advanced topics, as a review activity following hands-on experiments with different materials, or as homework to reinforce classroom learning about matter's properties. The variety of question formats, from basic identification to application scenarios, makes it suitable for warm-up activities that activate prior knowledge or end-of-unit assessments that measure mastery. This quiz directly supports Next Generation Science Standards 2-PS1-1 (planning investigations to describe and classify materials by their observable properties) and 2-PS1-4 (constructing an argument that some changes to materials are reversible and some are not).
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What are the three states of matter?
Tags
NGSS.5-PS1-1
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What state of matter does this picture show?
Tags
NGSS.5-PS1-3
NGSS.5-PS1-1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What tool do you use to measure an objects mass?
Tags
NGSS.5-PS1-2
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
What tool do you use to measure an objects volume?
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
IDENTIFY THE STATE OF MATTER:
SOLID
LIQUID
GAS
Tags
NGSS.5-PS1-3
NGSS.5-PS1-1
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
IDENTIFY THE STATE OF MATTER:
SOLID
LIQUID
GAS
Tags
NGSS.5-PS1-3
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
2 mins • 1 pt
IDENTIFY THE STATE OF MATTER:
SOLID
LIQUID
GAS
Tags
NGSS.5-PS1-3
NGSS.5-PS1-1
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