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States of Matter Particle Model – Year 8 Interactive
A focused particle-model viewer for comparing the arrangement, spacing and motion of particles in a solid, a liquid and a gas. It gives Year 8 students a shared visual model to describe and explain the properties of each state. The full interactive is available to licensed Education Universe users.
Year 8ExplorerStates of Matter
Learning outcomes
- Compare particle arrangement, spacing and motion in solids, liquids and gases.
- Relate particle behaviour to the properties of each state.
Teaching guidance
Ask students to describe each state in their own words before showing the particle view, then refine the description.
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States of Matter explorer is one of the licensed interactives in The Education Universe. This page describes it; teachers use it in lessons and classes with a licence or the free trial.