1. Matter by Alicia Reed

2. What is matter? Matter - anything that has mass and takes up space.
Examples: Your desk, your bed,
water in the ocean, the air in the classroom, YOU.

3. They don’t take up space.
What is NOT matter?
They don’t have mass.
They don’t take up space.
Light
Heat
Sound

4. Particles of Matter
Atom – the smallest unit of an element that has the properties of that element
Molecule – made up of two or more atoms joined together chemically

5. Elements Element – a substance made up of just ONE kind of atom

6. Groups of Elements Metals Malleable - easy to shape or form
Conductors - electricity flows through metal wires
Ductile - pulled into thin stands/ wires without breaking
Nonmetals
Dull
Can’t be pounded or stretched out
Brittle – break easily
Don’t conduct electricity well
Noble gases
Colorless
Odorless
Some glow when electricity
is added (Neon & Argon)