Help your students classify matter as solid, liquid, or gas, explain that solids have a definite shape while liquids and gases take the shape of their container, and observe changes in state caused by heating or cooling, including melting, condensation, and water becoming water vapor — with this 15-page EduMagnet Grade 3 science comic—print-ready US Letter landscape PDF.

Grade band: Grade 3 physical science · States of matter · Solids, liquids, and gases · Melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation

This comic is written for Grade 3 and is aligned to Texas TEKS Science 3.6B, 3.6C, 3.5G, and 3.1E. TEKS codes appear on the store listing only — they are not printed on the comic pages.

What’s included

• 15-page color comic PDF (US Letter landscape, print or project)
• Story pages covering classifying matter as solid, liquid, or gas; the definite shape of solids; liquids taking the shape of their container; gases taking the shape of a container and filling it; melting, freezing, evaporation, and condensation caused by heating or cooling; visible kettle steam and stay-back safety; a states-of-water chart; a heating-and-cooling cycle diagram; a quick review quiz with a flip-to-check answer key; and a vocabulary glossary
• Vocabulary bars and kid-friendly science explanations throughout
• Circled page numbers for easy classroom navigation
• Animal cast only (Mr. Dot, Nova, Bloop, Gear)
• EduMagnet branding on the last page only (not on the cover)

How to use it

• Whole-class read-aloud or projector lesson to launch a states-of-matter unit
• Science centers or literacy + science crossover reading
• Unit introduction or quick review before a melting, condensation, or classifying-matter activity or quiz
• Homeschool science reading — no prep: print or project and go
• Comics format supports visual and reluctant readers

Standards

• Texas TEKS Science (Grade 3): 3.6B, 3.6C, 3.5G, 3.1E — classify matter as solid, liquid, or gas; explain that solids have a definite shape while liquids and gases take the shape of their container; and observe changes in state caused by heating or cooling, including melting, condensation, and water becoming water vapor
• Grades: Grade 3 elementary physical science / states of matter / heating and cooling
• Subjects: Science, Physical Science, Chemistry, Reading

Perfect for introducing solids, liquids, gases, and changes of state in a story-driven comic format. © EduMagnet — for one teacher / one classroom.