Description
Make learning about how materials interact with water engaging and interactive with this Google Classroom activity pack! Perfect for 3rd-grade students, this no-prep, standards-aligned resource explores how solids and liquids mix with water, the factors that affect dissolving, and the role of temperature in solubility.
With editable reading passages, drag-and-drop tasks, and short-answer questions, students will gain a deeper understanding of how different materials behave in water while developing critical thinking and observation skills. These hands-on, interactive activities make science lessons easy to plan and fun to teach!
Dissolving Liquids & Solids Passages & Activities Includes the Following Google Slides:
Introduction
- Editable reading passage
- Drag-&-drop: match vocabulary & definitions (dissolve, substance, matter)
- Drag-&-drop: finish the paragraph about how solids & liquids dissolve in water
- Drag-&-drop: make a prediction if each solid/liquid will or will not mix with water (baking soda; milk; powdered drink mix; oil; salt; sand; soil; sugar; rocks; vinegar)
Experiment: mixing solids & water
- Fill it out: experiment directions for mixing solids & water and data table to record
- Fill it out: conclusion on what substances dissolved with water and which did not
Experiment: mixing liquids & water
- Fill it out: experiment directions for mixing liquids & water and data table to record
- Fill it out: conclusion on what substances mixed evenly with water and which did not
Experiment: mixing solids & water of hot/cold temperatures
- Fill it out: write a hypothesis on whether solids dissolve more easily when temperature is increased
- Fill it out: experiment directions for mixing solids and water temperature and data table to record
- Fill it out: conclusion on why substances dissolve faster with hot water
Why Teachers Love these Water & Materials Activities:
- No Prep: Ready-to-assign on Google Classroom™, Canvas, or Schoology
- Engaging & Interactive: Includes drag-and-drop tasks, visual prompts, and short-answer questions
- Flexible Use: Perfect for independent practice, science centers, or early finishers
- Real-World Connections: Encourages students to think critically about solubility and everyday water interactions
Ideal For:
- Introducing Key Concepts: Simplifies teaching about how solids and liquids interact with water
- Independent Work: Students complete interactive activities at their own pace
- Science Centers: Digital, hands-on tasks make learning about solubility and mixtures exciting
- Early Finishers: Keeps learners engaged with meaningful, self-checking tasks
- Sub Plans: Stress-free, ready-to-go activities for substitute days
- Assessment Prep: Reinforces key concepts for quizzes and tests
Standards Covered:
- SOL 3.3: The student will investigate and understand how materials interact with water. Key ideas include a) solids and liquids mix with water in different ways; and b) many solids dissolve more easily in hot water than in cold water.
This Materials & Water Interactions Activity Pack makes learning about this important science topic engaging and effective. With interactive activities, real-world examples, and standards-aligned content, it’s a must-have for your science classroom!
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