1. Whatsa Matter?!

2. Chemistry = Study of Matter 1.) What do you think matter is?
2.) Name two things that are matter.
3.) Can you name two things that might NOT be matter?

3. Make a Table…
Matter
Unsure
NOT Matter

4. Words for Table… toothpaste the ocean batteries heat electricity fear
spit paper a dog
helium gas air atoms
juice peanuts democracy
sound clouds car exhaust
thoughts dirt light

5. Group discussion… With your group members, answer the following:
1.) What do all of the items you put into the Matter column have in common?
2.) Based on what you wrote in #1, write a definition for matter.
3.) Pick an item from your “Not Matter” column and discuss how it does NOT fit the definition you wrote.

6. The Definition of matter is…
MATTER = Anything that has mass and takes up space

7. Are gases matter? Explain your answer.
Yes , gases are matter! They do take up space and have a mass!

8. Go back to your table…
Matter
Unsure
NOT Matter

9. What Is and Is NOT matter?
Ideas Sleep
Rocks Television
Sound Music
Light Sunglasses
Color Facts
Energy Speech
Electricity Cars
Heat People

10. Checking-In 1.) Which of the following would be classified as matter?
a.) sunlight b.) a car c.) an idea
d.) your breath e.) rain f.) sadness
2.) A student once told me that air is not matter because you cannot see it. Explain how you would prove to this student that air is matter.

11. Is there a difference between Mass and Weight?
Yes!!
What is the difference between Mass and Weight?
Mass is…
How much matter is in an object!
What’s weight then…
How much gravity is pulling on an objects‘ Mass!

12. What is all matter made of?
ATOMS!!!=The building blocks of all matter.
List some items that are considered matter...
People (us)
Water
Farts
Air

13. *The Definition of matter is…
MATTER = Anything that has mass and takes up space

14. Make a Table…
Matter
NOT Matter

15. Words for Table… (Matter and Not Matter)
gravity water vapor
molecules lightning
human earthquake
acid rain atoms
communism radiation
kinetic energy hair gel
magma nucleus

16. Answers… Matter NOT Matter Molecules Human Acid rain Magma Water vapor
Atoms
Hair gel
Nucleus
NOT Matter
Gravity
Lightning
Earthquake
Radiation
Kinetic energy
Communism