Observing Patterns in Matter

Observing Patterns in Matter

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What is matter?

• Matter is a word used to describe physical things

• Most things you can see or feel are matter

Open Ended

A basketball is considered matter, but a fire is not. What are some differences that might make a basketball matter, while light from a fire is not matter?

Matter

• Matter = anything that has mass and volume

• Mass = measure of the amount of matter in an object, similar to weight

• Volume = how much space an object takes up

Matter

• Both living and nonliving

• Some things that you cannot see are matter, such as air

• However, light and heat are not considered matter

Multiple Select

Which of the following are matter?

• light from the sun

• milk in a carton

• heat from a candle

• the sound of thunder

• pebble on a beach

Patterns and Categorizing Matter

• Many different patterns can be observed in matter

• Matter may have the same color, shape, size

• Patterns can help you identify when matter shares characteristics

• This makes it easier to place them in categories

Open Ended

White color could be a possible pattern that you see in matter. What are some things in the image that have this pattern?

Open Ended

List another possible pattern you might find in matter. Then list things in the image that have that pattern.