Properties of Matter Lesson

Open Ended

What is matter?

Multiple Choice

The amount of space an object takes up. Another word for capacity.

• volume
• matter

• mass

• weight

Multiple Select

What are two properties of matter?

• Has mass and takes up space

• Occurs as either a solid, liquid, or gas

• Has a defined shape

• Has a specific temperature

Categorize

Options (7)

Has definite shape and volume

Particles are close together

Particles are slow moving

Takes on shape of its container

Has definite volume, but not definite shape

Particles are the furthest apart and move rapidly

Expands to take up whatever space is available

Match the properties to the phase of matter

Solid

Liquid

Gas

Reorder

Reorder the following phases of matter based on how fast the particles move.

Slowest to fastest:

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

1

2

3

• 1
• 2
• 3

Open Ended

What do you remember about phase changes?

Match

Match the word to the change that occurs

• Sublimation

• Condensation

• Evaporation

• Freezing

• Melting

Solid to Gas

Gas to Liquid

Liquid to Gas

Liquid to Solid

Solid to Liquid

• Solid to Gas

• Gas to Liquid

• Liquid to Gas

• Liquid to Solid

• Solid to Liquid

Phase Changes

Categorize

Options (10)

Salad

Trail Mix

Chex Mix

Ham Sandwich

Cereal and Milk

Ocean water

Hot chocolate and milk

Kool-aid

Tea

Sugar water

Sort the mixtures and solutions

Mixture

Solution

A solution is a homogeneous mixture where one substance is completely dissolved in another. 

Solutions

A mixture is a combination of two or more substances where each substance retains its own properties.

Mixtures

Mixtures and Solutions