Thermal Energy & State Changes: Understanding Particle Motion

Thermal Energy & State Changes: Understanding Particle Motion

This Thermal Energy & State Changes unit provides meaningful, engaging, and accessible instruction that helps all learners understand how thermal energy affects particle motion and how matter changes between solid, liquid, and gas.
Designed for self-contained or inclusive middle school classrooms, this complete unit includes step-by-step lessons, visuals, hands-on activities, comics, comprehension tasks, and a full answer key.

Lesson 1 & 7: Pretest and Posttest
Lesson 2: Vocabulary & Introduction
Lesson 3: Particle Motion & Energy
Lesson 4: Thermal Energy & Solids
Lesson 5: Thermal Energy & Liquids/Gases
Lesson 6: Review
Includes:
Bulletin Board Cards
Vocabulary Cards
Answer Key Included

🔒 Please Note:
This product is for single-classroom use only. Additional licenses are required for multiple classrooms.
All instructional materials are aligned to academic standards but are designed to support functional application and concept understanding.
Some instructional language and visual elements in this product were developed with support from AI (OpenAI’s ChatGPT and/or Gemini), then reviewed and edited by SpecialEdSimplified for accuracy and alignment with student needs.