What is Matter?

Definition Picture Matter Example Non Example

Write the definition. Anything that has mass and takes up space.

Write the 3 forms of matter.

Draw 3 pictures of matter

Give some non- examples of matter. Anti-matter ??

Property DEFINTION: A characteristic of an object

Shiny…………………..Dull

size

shape

color

texture

density

Buoyancy

States of matter

Mass grams

Magnetic

Conducts Electricity

Conducts heat or thermal energy

Conductors

Insulator

sort group classify Use properties

Discovery…………. Each group will be given a bag with several items in it of different types, sizes and colors.

Discover…………. Examine the objects in your bag and then sort them into a least 3 groups that have similar properties. Label each group. Be prepared to share on document camera.

Discover…………. The handful of objects represents a mixture. Your sorted groups represent substances.

Discover…………. Using your observation skills, infer what the terms mixture and substance mean.

Most of the objects around us are not pure substances. MIXTURES Most of the objects around us are not pure substances.

Substance A single kind of matter that has distinct physical and chemical properties.

Reflect On a sheet of notebook paper, write a one paragraph reflection about matter. What is matter? How do we classify it?