Solids, Liquids, & Gases - Student Choice Projects - MS

Engage your middle school students with creative, student-led projects that explore the states of matter—solids, liquids, and gases—and how particle arrangement and motion determine their properties.
Aligned with middle school physical science standards, this resource allows students to choose a project format that best fits their learning and output style, fostering ownership, creativity, and critical thinking.

The project choice board features six ready-to-use options plus a “design your own” project, giving students the freedom to demonstrate their understanding in unique and meaningful ways.
An editable grading rubric makes assessment easy for teachers, peers, or students themselves, focusing on vocabulary, content accuracy, clarity, and presentation quality.

Flexible, Creative, and Student-Centered

These Student Choice Projects are designed for maximum flexibility and differentiation, making them adaptable for any classroom environment.
Teachers can customize the rubric to fit grading preferences, while students engage with multimodal project options—visual, written, digital, or hands-on—to show what they know about solids, liquids, and gases.

This structure encourages critical thinking, problem-solving, and creativity, allowing every student to connect science concepts to real-world phenomena in their own way.

What’s Included

• Nine project choice board options plus a “design your own” project

• Teacher Directions page with setup suggestions and classroom management tips

• Editable rubric pages assessing vocabulary, concepts, clarity, accuracy, and presentation

Differentiated for All Learners

To meet diverse classroom needs, this resource includes two versions of the project page:

• A modified version with three scaffolded project options designed for students needing additional support or remediation.

• A standard version for grade-level or advanced learners, with the option to assign multiple projects for enrichment—all using the same rubric for consistent grading.

Differentiation is built in—no extra prep required!

Simple Supplies, Maximum Creativity

No special materials required!
The Solids, Liquids, & Gases Student Choice Projects use common classroom supplies such as paper, markers, and scissors.
Many of the projects can also be completed digitally, making this resource ideal for in-person, hybrid, or virtual learning.

Optional crafting supplies can be added for hands-on modeling or visual displays, allowing students to creatively represent particle motion, energy transfer, and changes in state.