# The Particle Model of Matter Word Search

All matter is made up of tiny particles that are always moving and have spaces between them ([PDF p.1](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/library/pdf/9862?page=1), [Knowledge](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36475)). In a solid, particles vibrate close together, while in a liquid they slide past each other with more room to move ([Knowledge](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36475), [Resource](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/library/resource/ZK9cRtVnOkS6O4OtO76VEQ)). This puzzle hides eight words connected to particles and their properties, including ARRANGEMENT, MOVEMENT, and DENSITY, ideas that help explain why a solid, liquid, or gas behaves the way it does ([Knowledge](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36479), [Understanding](https://goa-cc-uat-aili-app-001.azurewebsites.net/explore/node/36480)).

## How to play

- Search across, down, and diagonally to find all eight hidden words.
- Circle or highlight each word as you find it, then cross it off the word list.
- When you finish, use one found word in a sentence that describes a solid, a liquid, or a gas.

## Words to find

- ARRANGEMENT
- COMPRESS
- DENSITY
- LIQUID
- MOVEMENT
- PARTICLE
- PROPERTY
- VIBRATE

## Puzzle grid

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

## Answer key

- **ARRANGEMENT**: row 3, column 5, down
- **COMPRESS**: row 3, column 6, across
- **DENSITY**: row 12, column 3, across
- **LIQUID**: row 4, column 11, down
- **MOVEMENT**: row 9, column 2, across
- **PARTICLE**: row 6, column 6, diagonal
- **PROPERTY**: row 3, column 9, down
- **VIBRATE**: row 5, column 6, diagonal

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