Observable Properties of Matter

Brittany has a game to play with her friends. She will describe a material or object by its observable properties, and they have to guess what she is thinking of.

"The object I am thinking of is round, smooth, hard, and reddish in color." Which object is she thinking about?

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Sam put a whole watermelon in a box. She described it to her sister using observable properties, and her sister had to guess what it is. Which set of properties matches the watermelon?

• Square, green, hard, rough

• Round, green, soft, rough

• Round, green, hard, and smooth

•  Round, blue, hard, and smooth

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Angie has a game to play with her friends. She will describe a material or object by its observable properties, and they have to guess what she is thinking of.

"The object I am thinking of is round, smooth, soft, and green." Which object is she thinking about?

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Zara has a game to play with her friends. She will describe a material or object by its observable properties, and they have to guess what she is thinking of.

"The object I am thinking of is long, curved, smooth, soft, and green." Which object is she thinking about?

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The properties of materials include features such as color, size, and shape, whether they are rough or smooth, shiny or dull, hard or soft, and flexible or stiff.

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What does the term properties mean in science context? Example: I can describe materials by their properties. A rock is hard, grey, smooth, not bouncy, and is not flexible.

• Items that are owned

• Places where people live

• To do things correctly

• Characteristics or features

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Bella put a dirty sock in a box. She described it to her sister using observable properties, and her sister had to guess what it is. Which set of features matches the sock?

• Irregular shape, soft, white, and smelly

• Round, red, hard, and smooth

• Square, hard, green, and bouncy

• Irregular shape, hard, rough, and smelled fruity

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Jorah has a game to play with his friends. He will describe a material or object by its observable properties, and they have to guess what he is thinking of.

"The object I am thinking of is rectangular, bumpy, hard, and green in color." Which object is he thinking about?

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Daria got a new kitten. She was on the phone with her grandmother and wanted to describe it using his observable properties. Which list best matches the description of the kitten?

• Tan, brown, hard, bouncy, and cold

• Brown, soft, orange, warm, not bouncy, and magnetic

• Tan, brown, soft, not bouncy, squishy, and warm

• Tan, brown, soft, bouncy, squishy, and cold

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