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The State of the Matter

A clip in the Science Please collection, The State of the Matter uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain how temperature affects the state of matter.
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A clip in the Science Please collection, The State of the Matter uses archival footage, animated illustrations and amusing narration to explain how temperature affects the state of matter.

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  • direction
    Sylvain Charbonneau
  • animation
    Pierre M. Trudeau
  • producer
    Jean-Jacques Leduc
  • associate producer
    Marc Bertrand

Education

Ages 6 to 9
School subjects
Science - Earth Science and Geology Science - Physical Science
Teacher asks students to: - create a poster depicting the water cycle; - represent, on a bar graph, the quantities of household water (in litres) that their families use; compare the results and discuss ways of saving water; design and post “save water” public service announcements; - represent, on a bar graph, the average annual precipitation in various Canadian cities and investigate the issue of climate change.
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