Role Play Worksheet: "We Are Particles!"

Names: _______________________                                               Date: _______________________

Roles:

4 students – particles

1 student – heat coordinator

1 student – director

Instructions for the Role Play:

You and your group will act as particles in one of the states of matter: solid, liquid, gas. Your task is to show how particles behave in your assigned state by using your body movements.

Part 1: Before the Role Play

1. Which state of matter is your group representing?
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2. Describe how the particles in your state of matter behave. Are they close together? Do they move a lot?
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3. What will happen to the particles when heat is added to your state of matter?
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4. How will your group show these particle movements during the role play?
    

Part 2: During the Role Play

As you watch the other groups perform, answer the following questions:

1. How did the group representing a solid show that their particles don’t move much?
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2. How did the group representing a liquid show that particles can slide past each other?
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3. How did the group representing a gas demonstrate fast, random particle movement?
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