Solid, Liquid Gas Demo

 

 

 

Fill a petri dish with BB's. Tape the cover on. Place on top of a overhead and shake back and forth. There will be little motion of the particles. this shows the motion of particles in a solid. For young children have them slowly move their fingers back and forth. This will give them the idea of the motion of solid particles  Fill a petri dis about half full with BB's. Tape the cover on and place on top of a overhead. shake the container back and forth. The particle willl move much faster than the solid as they are farther apart. For young children have them wave their hands quickly back and forth. This will give them the idea of the motion of liquid particles  Place a few BB's in a petri dish Tape the cover on and place on top of a overhead. shake the container back and forth as fast as you can. The particle willl move much faster than the solid or liquid as they are farther apart. For young children have them wave their hands quickly back and forth as fast as they can move them. This will give them the idea of the motion of gas particles

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