I don't know how to use the table above... so here is a 6th grade stuff that I did as labs for thermal expansion/diffusion. Very fun... and educational for students!!!

temp/closed system/particles: put a balloon on top of a flask partially filled with water. Heat the "closed system" in a hot pot filled with water and observe the results. Then set the hot flask into ice water. Observe what happens... using appropriate big questions and guiding questions to direct writing and diagrams in notebooks.

Day 2: temp and movement of water: for each table have a bin partially filled with water. I used graduated cylinders to add blue food coloring to ice water and red food coloring to water heated in hot pot. Give each table one vial of each. Then have the students as soon as they get them, set the vials into the bottom of the bin/water on opposite sides of the bin and observe. If done correctly, the cold water should sink and hot water rise and gradually turn all water purple.... Gets into density too... And we got to use lab coats donated to my class which they had fun with too :-)