✍🏻 2nd Grade Science: States of Matter

Welcome, young scientists! Have you ever wondered why some things are hard like a rock, others flow like water, and some float away like air? Everything around us is made of 'matter,' and matter can be in different 'states.' The three main states are solid, liquid, and gas. Imagine an ice cube. It's a solid because it keeps its shape and feels firm. Solids have a definite shape and volume. Now, think about water when the ice cube melts. It's a liquid! Liquids flow, take the shape of their container, and you can pour them. They have a definite volume but no definite shape. What about the air we breathe? That's a gas! Gases spread out to fill any space and you usually can't see them. They have no definite shape or volume. Things can even change states! If you heat ice (solid), it melts into water (liquid). If you boil water (liquid), it turns into steam (gas). Isn't that amazing? Let's explore more about these cool states of matter!