Investigating Matter Lesson

​Investigating Matter

Name some of the properties you see in the pictures - with a quiet hand!

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​Properties of matter

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Multiple Choice

Which property of an object can you identify using your sense of of sight?

• color

• odor

• temperature

​What is matter?

​Matter is anything that takes up space.

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• Oxygen and Helium are gases.

• They take up space in the containers they are placed in.

• Oxygen and Helium can not be seen or smelt.​

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best represents the three states of matter?

• Picture A

• Picture B

• Picture C

• Picture D

​What is matter?

Matter is anything that takes up space.

Solid - A state of matter that has tightly packed molecules and a definite shape and volume.

​Liquid -A state of matter that has loosely packed molecules and a definite volume but it takes the shape of its container. ​

Gas - ​A state of matter that has loosely packed molecules and takes the shape and volume of its container.

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Multiple Choice

TRUE OR FALSE "Liquids don't have a fixed shape; solids do"

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The mass of a rock is measured with a balance. The rock is then broken into many smaller pieces and the total mass of all the pieces is measured again. Which of the following sentences about the mass is TRUE?

• The mass of the rock will be greater than the total mass of the smaller pieces.

• The mass of the rock will be less than the total mass of the smaller pieces.

• The mass of the rock will not be the same as the total mass of the smaller pieces.

• The mass of the rock will be same as the total mass of the smaller pieces.

Multiple Choice

A balance measures

• mass

• volume

• density

• temperature

Multiple Choice

What does density measures?

• how much liquid is in an object

• how tightly packed an objects particles are

• The amount of space an object takes up

• the amount of matter contained in an object

Multiple Choice

Which food has more mass?

• The burger, ice cream and chicken

• The vegetables

Multiple Choice

Which property do you use your hands to observe?

• color

• texture

• shape

• volume

Multiple Choice

Which thermometer has the highest temperature

• A

• B

• C

• D