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This is a simple sorting game based on the 3 most common states of matter. Sort out the pictures of common items according to the state of matter they are in.

Take the items from the professor's hand.

Move the items to the appropriate spot in the professor's chart.

Place all 12 items correctly to gain a perfect score.

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Children and parents can play this educational science game by clicking in the window below.

Alternatively kids and adults can play this science education video game for free as a web application here.

States of Matter Science Educational Game for Kids Game Play Instructions

How to Play

Sort 12 items according to the state of matter thye correspond to.

Starting the Game

Select the green start button to load the welcome screen.

On the welcome screen, select go at the bottom center corner to begin.

The game will begin with a brief introduction to the states of matter.

Game Controls

Desktop
Using your mouse, left click and drag to move the item to their proper place in the chart.

Touchscreen devices
Tap the screen with your fingers and use them like a mouse.

Game Play

Basic

Select the item from the professor's hand and drag them to the category they belong to.

Sort all 12 items correctly to gain a perfect score.

Determining the state of matter:

Solid

Solids retain their shape.

They have a definite mass and volume.

They tend to be hard.

Particles are packed densely together, with little free space locked in a rigid placement.

Liquids

Liquids take the shape of their container. They have no defined shape.

They do have mass and volume that remains constant as long as they fit in the space inside the container.

Particles are still quite dense, with limited free space between them, but move around regularly.

Gases

Gases don't have a definite shape.

They take the shape of their container and will keep spreading out to fit all of the container.

Thus, they do not have a constant mass or volume.

Particles move around quickly.

Plasma

This is the fourth state of matter, which is not featured in this game.

Plasma is ionized gas.

Target Audience

The game is suited for children learning science basics.

The game has no adult content.

Diagram of the Four States of Matter

States of Matter Diagram by ElfQrin

Water is Weird

Short video which shows why water expands when it is frozen, while most other substances shrink when frozen.

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Play States of Matter online for free. States of Matter introduces young learners to matter and the most common states it comes in. Sort out the items on the professor's hands and sort them according to the state they fall under. This game is rendered in mobile-friendly HTML5, so it offers cross-device gameplay.

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The meaning of pure

The word 'pure' is used in chemistry in a different way from its everyday meaning. For example, shops sell cartons labelled as 'pure' orange juice. The label means that the contents are just orange juice, with no other substances added. However, the juice is not pure in the chemical sense because it contains different substances mixed together. In chemistry:

Mixtures and compounds

Hydrogen and oxygen are both gases. Together, as a mixture, hydrogen and oxygen can react and form water. Water is a compound of hydrogen and oxygen. There are important differences between the properties of a mixture and a compound.

In this table, the column 'Mixture' refers to the gasses hydrogen and oxygen, and the column named 'Compound' refers to water.

Composition

Variable composition - the relative amounts of the two gases can be changed.

Constant composition - water always contains the same ratio of hydrogen to oxygen. This ratio is shown in the chemical formula of the compound - H O.

Joined or not?

The hydrogen and oxygen are not joined together.

The hydrogen and oxygen have joined together to form the new substance water.

Properties

Keeps the properties of the substances involved. This mixture is in the gas state.

Properties are different from those of the elements it contains. This compound is a liquid.

Separation

The substances in the mixture can be separated.

Cannot be separated but can be obtained by using chemical reactions.

Distinguishing between pure substances and mixtures

Pure substances have a sharp melting point but mixtures over a range of temperatures. This difference is most easily seen when the temperature of a hot liquid is measured as it cools and . The graph shows the cooling curve for a sample of a compound called salol.

The horizontal part of the graph shows that the salol has a sharp melting point, so it is pure. Impure salol (a mixture of salol and other substances) would produce a gradual decrease over a range of temperatures as it freezes.

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