1. Bell Work:
Helen was doing a science experiment. She needed to boil 20 grams of tea leaves in 150 mL of water.
What piece of equipment will she use to measure the leaves?
What piece of equipment will she use to measure the water?
What piece of equipment will she use to measure the temperature of the water?

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What is matter?
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3. Today’s Goals: Explain that matter takes up space and has mass.
By the end of class today, you should be able to…
Explain that matter takes up space and has mass.
Determine which tools would be best to successfully measure an object’s volume, mass, and weight.
Describe the following key terms:
Volume, Mass, Weight, Matter.

4. What’s your prediction?
Is it matter?
DOG

5. What’s your prediction?
Is it matter?
TIME

6. What’s your prediction?
Is it matter?
SOUND

7. What’s your prediction?
Is it matter?
TREE

8. What’s your prediction?
Is it matter?
ENERGY

9. What’s your prediction?
Is it matter?
ICE

10. What’s your prediction?
Is it matter?
WATER

11. What’s your prediction?
Is it matter?
HOUSE

12. What’s your prediction?
Is it matter?
SUNLIGHT

13. What’s your prediction?
Is it matter?
MEMORIES

14. What’s your prediction?
Is it matter?
ICE CREAM

15. What’s your prediction?
Is it matter?
AIR

16. Is air matter? With a partner…
Walk around the room to find evidence that you could use to argue that air is or is not matter.
You can only choose one side.
Keep up with your notes on page 33 in your composition notebook.

17. Is air matter?
Does air have mass? Does air take up space?

18. All matter takes up space.
What is matter?
Matter is anything that…
1. Has mass
2. Takes up space (volume)
3. Made up of tiny particles called atoms
All matter takes up space.
And…no two objects can be in the same place at the same time.

19. Know the lingo… Weight Mass Volume the amount of matter in an object
Matter—anything that has mass, has volume, and is made up of atoms
Weight
Volume
Mass
the amount of space an object takes up space
the amount of matter in an object
the gravitational force on an object
(how heavy it is)
Liquid = Measured in liters (L) and milliliters (mL)
Solid = Measured in cm³
Graduated cylinder is used to measure volume.
The curved surface is called the meniscus.
Measured in grams (g)
Triple-beam balance
Always constant
Measured in Newton (N)
Spring Scale
Can change depending on location

20. What is matter?