1. MATTER
(SOL 6.4)

2. MATTER ~ What is matter? ~ Name & draw 5 things that ARE matter.
~ Matter is anything that has ______ & _____ __ _____
MASS
TAKES UP SPACE
~ Name & draw 5 things that ARE matter.

3. Does light TAKE UP SPACE?
Is AIR matter?
Is LIGHT matter?
Does air have MASS?
Does light have MASS?
Does air TAKE UP SPACE?
Does light TAKE UP SPACE?
Complete the chart in your notes, and draw and label pictures for each item.

4. MASS WEIGHT HOW IS MASS DIFFERENT FROM WEIGHT?
Mass is a measurement of how much matter is in an object or substance.
Weight is a measurement of how strongly GRAVITY is PULLING an object DOWN.
Weight changes when gravity changes…so on the moon where there is less gravity, you will weigh less, but on the sun you would weigh more!
Mass does NOT change if you travel to another planet.
ON EARTH
Mass: 64.5 kg
Weight: 140 lbs
ON MOON
Mass: 64.5 kg
Weight: 23 lbs
ON SUN
Mass: 64.5 kg
Weight: 3,914 lbs

5. FINDING THE MASS OF OBJECTS USING A TRIPLE-BEAM BALANCE

6. To find the MASS (the amount of matter) in an object, you can use a tool called a TRIPLE-BEAM BALANCE
TRIPLE-BEAM BALANCE
Pan
Riders
Beams
Pointer
(at zero)

7. READING THE MASS ON A TRIPLE-BEAM BALANCE
1) Read the number on the HUNDREDS BEAM
30 grams
Add the number on
the TENS BEAM
100 grams
Add the number on the
ONES BEAM
*Any marks past the
number on the ones
beam are to be read
as TENTHS using a
DECIMAL POINT first.
7.4 grams
The object measured on this
balance has a mass of:
= grams

8. What is the mass of the object on this triple-beam balance?=
373.3 grams
70 g
300 g
3.3 g

9. 1. ____________________

10. 2. ______________________

11. 3. ______________________

12. Let’s practice reading the measurements on some balances.

13. Let’s find the mass of some objects at your desk!
Make sure the pointer on your balance is set
at ZERO.
Place an object on the pan.
Follow the STEP-BY-STEP directions in your
notes for READING A TRIPLE-BEAM BALANCE

14. NOW, FINDTHE MASS
OF THE
OTHER OBJECTS
AT YOUR TABLE
&
COMPLETE
THE
TABLE!