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Some solids can become liquids when melted, like butter.
Some liquids can become solids when they are cooled down (water and ice).

Liquids Molecules of liquid
Mango milkshake Apple juice
Liquids are substances in which the particles are
not very closely packed.
 Liquids are hard to hold or grab.
 Liquids are runny and they flow downwards.
 Liquids can change shape depending on the

container it is in.
 The volume of a liquid never changes.
 Liquids can become a solid when cooled.
 Liquids can become a gas when heated, like

steam.

Gases

Gases are substances in which particles are very loosely Steam
packed.
 Gases are very hard to control.
 Gases are all around us and most of them are invisible.
 Air is a mixture of different gases.
 When put in a container, gases change their shape and

volume to fill up the space.
 Gases will always fill any container that they are put in.
 A gas that is not in a container will keep spreading out

and its volume will keep increasing.
 Heating a liquid can turn it into a gas (steam).
 Cooling a gas can turn it into a liquid (condensation).

Search in your house and find out any two things which can fall in the given category:
Solids: ______________________________________________________________
Liquids: ______________________________________________________________
Gases: ______________________________________________________________

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