Solids+Liquids+and+Gases

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Children describe the properties of everyday objects using their senses and measurement tools. They consider what materials various things are made of, and why.
 * Cluster 1: Properties of Objects and Materials**
 * ** Lesson 1: Properties of Objects **
 * ** Lesson 2: What Are Things Made Of? **

Children identify items around them as solids, liquids, gases or mixtures. They compare and contrast different liquids and different solids.
 * Cluster 2: Properties of Solids, Liquids, and Gases**
 * Lesson 3: Solids, Liquids, and Gases in Our World
 * Lesson 4: Comparing Liquids
 * Lesson 5: Changing the Properties of Solids

Children predict and observe what happens to water when they freeze it, ice when they melt it, and the water level in a cup left uncovered for several days.
 * Cluster 3: Changes**
 * Lesson 6: Water Can Be a Solid, Liquid, or Gas