Understanding Conservation of Matter

What is matter? Can you name some examples of things that are made of matter?

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The video says mass is never lost. What do you think that means when something melts or burns?

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When you eat an apple, does the apple disappear? What happens to the matter in the apple after you eat it?

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Why does the cake weigh the same as all the ingredients together? Can you explain what’s happening to the matter.

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Can you think of another example where matter changes form but isn’t lost? How does this prove the conservation of matter?

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