States of Matter Vocabulary

Mastery Evidence

• Correctly sort a set of everyday materials as solid, liquid, or gas and give a reason for each
• Use the terms solid, liquid, and gas accurately when describing everyday substances
• Use 'change of state' to describe what happens when ice melts or water boils

Assessment Prompt

“If you point to water, ice, and steam from a kettle, can [child] correctly call each one a liquid, solid, or gas — and use those words naturally?”