1. As a Matter of Fact Solids, Liquids and Gases

2. What’s the Matter? Matter is…

3. All around us! Matter takes up space! Matter can be…

4. solids

5. Liquids

6. Gases

7. Matter can be simple Water Sugar Paper

8. Matter can be complex  A Candy Bar  A Chair  A Car

9. Characteristics of Matter: Flexibility Color Shape Texture Size Weight

10. Matter can change from a Solid to Solid to A liquid

11. A liquid to… a Gas

12. So, matter does matter! We study matter so we know how a variety of things work in a variety of ways!

13. Credits Pictures taken from Microsoft Clipart Gallery, Microsoft Publisher, Microsoft Office XP.