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What is matter?What is matter?
• Matter is everything around you, including you!• Matter is what all things are made of.
SolidsSolids
• A solid has its own shape.
• A solid does not change unless you cut, bend, or break it.
• Solids take up space and have mass.
LiquidsLiquids
• Liquids do not have their own shape.
• Liquids take the shape of their container.
• Liquids take up space and have mass.
GasesGases
• Gases have no definite size or shape.
• Gases take the shape of its container.
• A gas will fill all the space inside a container.
• Gases take up space and have mass.
Water is matter. Did you know it comes in all 3 forms?
Water is matter. Did you know it comes in all 3 forms?
A SolidA Solid A LiquidA Liquid A GasA Gas
ice water vaporwater
Matter has certain properties.Matter has certain properties.
• Matter can have color.• Matter can be different sizes.• Matter can have different shapes.• Matter can have texture.• Matter can be rigid or bendable.
• Matter also takes up space and has mass.
Properties are the characteristics of matter, how something looks or feels.Properties are the characteristics of
matter, how something looks or feels.
We can group objects by their properties.How can we group these objects?
We can group objects by their properties.How can we group these objects?
We can group objects if they are rigid or bendable.
We can group objects if they are rigid or bendable.
• Bendable means that the matter can bend, curve, or turn.
• Rigid means that the matter cannot bend, it is stiff.
• Can you name somethingthat is rigid and somethingthat is bendable?
Which objects are rigid?Which objects are bendable?
Which objects are rigid?Which objects are bendable?
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• http://office.microsoft.com/clipart