# States of Matter Word Search

This puzzle reviews the particle model of matter, the idea that all matter is made of tiny particles that move and have spaces between them ([Knowledge](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36475)). In Grade 5 you investigate how solids, liquids, and gases differ in how their particles move and are arranged ([Outcome](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36473), [Skills](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36477)), and you compare physical properties like density and compressibility ([Knowledge](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36479)). Words like HEATING, COOLING, EVAPORATE, and CONDENSE describe changes between states, while VIBRATE and PARTICLE describe what is happening on the inside ([Knowledge](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36475), [PDF p.3](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/library/pdf/9872?page=3)).

## How to play

- Find each word from the list hidden in the grid below. Words may run across, down, or diagonally.
- Circle or highlight each word as you find it, then cross it off your word list.
- When you finish, pick three words and use them in a sentence that explains something about solids, liquids, or gases.

## Words to find

- COMPRESS
- CONDENSE
- COOLING
- DENSER
- DENSITY
- EVAPORATE
- HEATING
- PARTICLE
- VIBRATE
- VOLUME

## Puzzle grid

| C | D | X | W | V | L | D | W | R | E | W |
|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| O | I | Q | A | O | R | M | P | Z | K | W |
| O | C | B | D | E | N | S | I | T | Y | E |
| L | P | G | B | V | B | T | M | J | X | C |
| I | G | M | P | A | R | T | I | C | L | E |
| N | C | O | M | P | R | E | S | S | E | D |
| G | I | F | C | O | N | D | E | N | S | E |
| Y | G | X | V | R | Z | Q | I | P | N | N |
| V | I | B | R | A | T | E | Y | B | R | S |
| I | T | Q | W | T | V | O | L | U | M | E |
| H | K | U | H | E | A | T | I | N | G | R |

## Answer key

- **COMPRESS**: row 6, column 2, across
- **CONDENSE**: row 7, column 4, across
- **COOLING**: row 1, column 1, down
- **DENSER**: row 6, column 11, down
- **DENSITY**: row 3, column 4, across
- **EVAPORATE**: row 3, column 5, down
- **HEATING**: row 11, column 4, across
- **PARTICLE**: row 5, column 4, across
- **VIBRATE**: row 9, column 1, across
- **VOLUME**: row 10, column 6, across

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