Grade 3 States of Matter Vocabulary and Concepts PowerPoint

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A 13-slide teaching presentation that introduces solids, liquids, and gases, walks through what happens when matter is heated or cooled, and connects each idea to everyday Southeast Asian examples like steam from cooking and condensation on a cold drink. Designed to be taught in one sitting alongside the States of Matter Lesson Plan.

Overview

This presentation carries the direct-instruction portion of the States of Matter topic from start to finish: a title slide and learning objectives, an explanation of what matter is, an overview of the three states, a closer look at each state with its own slide, a "Quick Check" discussion slide, two slides showing how heating and cooling change matter, a "where do we see this at home" slide grounded in regional, everyday scenes, a guided practice slide, and a final review with an exit question. Original flat-icon illustrations are used throughout instead of photos, so the visuals stay clear and consistent from slide to slide.

Resource Details

Subject: Science
Topic: State of Matter
Category: Materials & Matter
File Type: PPTX
File Size: 142.5 KB
Published: 07 Sep 2026
Downloads: 1

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Grade 3 40-55 Minutes State of Matter Vocabulary

Lesson Sequence

Project the presentation during the direct-instruction portion of the lesson (Steps 2–3 of the Lesson Plan). Pause on the Quick Check slide (slide 8) to let students discuss with a partner before revealing your own explanation verbally. Use the two "Changes of State" slides side by side with a real demonstration if possible. Close with the Review slide and give students a moment to answer the exit question in their notebooks before moving to the worksheet.

Classroom Activities

Use the "Try It Yourself" slide (slide 12) as a short paired scavenger hunt: give students two minutes to find and point to a real solid, liquid, and gas somewhere in the classroom before discussing as a class.

Teacher Tips

Slides 9 and 10 use an arrow-flow layout (ice → water → steam, and back again) that works well as a quick visual for students to sketch into their notebooks as a personal reference before starting the worksheet.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to identify solids, liquids, and gases from everyday examples.
Students will be able to describe each state of matter using its shape and volume.
Students will be able to explain that heating and cooling cause matter to change state.
Students will be able to use the vocabulary melt, evaporate, condense, and freeze correctly.

Differentiation

Support: Read each slide's key sentence aloud and point to the icon while saying the vocabulary word; allow students to repeat the word chorally before moving on.
On-level: Students follow along and contribute to Quick Check and Try It Yourself discussions independently.
Challenge: Ask these students to generate their own additional example for each state or change of state before you reveal the slide's own examples.

Assessment

Use the Quick Check slide (slide 8) as an informal, verbal formative check, and the exit question on the final slide as a quick written check of understanding to collect before the next lesson.