Kinetic Theory of Matter - States of Matter and Change of State - 3 Games for KS3

A compendium of three different, enjoyable and challenging games on the kinetic theory of matter including change of state, gas pressure and diffusion, suitable for all abilities in middle school. Each game is fully resourced, comes with full instructions and is easy to run.

Games Included:

• Dominoes
• Find the Pair
• Wildcard and Snap

This versatile pack can be used to reinforce each section of the refraction module as it is taught or for revision. Many of the games could be used for cover lessons, even when taken by a non-specialist as they come with a hard-copy or PowerPoint of the answers. It is also the ideal end of term/year pack.

Prior Knowledge Required

• Three states of matter are solid, liquid and gas.
• Arrangement of particles in solids, liquids and gases.
• Properties of solids, liquids and gases in terms of the arrangement of their particles.
• Change of state including sublimation.
• Pressure in gases and the effect of increasing the number of particles and temperature and decreasing volume.
• Diffusion

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