Grade 2 · Science

Name changes of state

LET’S TRY ONE

Solid ice becomes liquid water as it warms. What change is this?

melting

Melting changes a solid into a liquid.

Your turn!
Learning steps & teaching tips

Distinguish melting, freezing, evaporation and condensation.

  1. Name the starting state and ending state before naming the change.
  2. Work through the example. Explain how its evidence supports the answer.
  3. Try a new question; use the explanation to check your thinking.

Try it together

Make one new example with a partner. Identify the evidence for your answer before checking it together.

Name the starting state and ending state before naming the change.