So we've come to the conclusions that air has mass and volume, and therefore, air is matter. Like liquids and solids, we know that it's made of "stuff" and that it can take up space. But how does one state of matter, like a solid, transform into another state of matter, like a liquid or a gas? How does temperature play a role in this? And what is the state of matter for different materials at different temperatures? How can these ideas help explain our driving question of "How Can We Smell Things from a Distance?"
Using menthol, we completed a demonstration of menthol changing into three states of matter. We're starting to see that every substance may look different at room temperature, and what drives it to change into a different state of matter may be different from one substance to the next.
Using menthol, we completed a demonstration of menthol changing into three states of matter. We're starting to see that every substance may look different at room temperature, and what drives it to change into a different state of matter may be different from one substance to the next.