Heating Matter Ms. Edwina

Think Look at the person sitting next to you and discuss the word Matter. WHAT IS MATTER? How many states of matter?

Matter Matter is anything around you. Matter is anything that has a mass (weight) and takes up space. There are 3 states of matter; solid, liquid and gas.

What happens when you heat matter? Prepare your mini whiteboards. Watch the following clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HAPc6JH85pM

What happens? An ice cube will turn into a puddle of water once it is taken out of the freezer. WHY? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-lbwqzfVbo

Melting Can you think of something else that melts once it is exposed to heat. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx9cQtJYdmo

Now… Open up your student book on page 44 and see if you can answer the questions given. Prepare your pencils!

Melting Melting

Melting point What does this word mean? MELTING POINT A melting point is the temperature at which a solid melts. http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/gamesactivities/meltingpoints.html

Hinge Question 1 What happens to a solid once it gets to its melting point? It melts It cools It burns

Some materials change state when they are heated or cooled. Hinge Question 2 Some materials change state when they are heated or cooled. True False