Post on 07-Mar-2018
What is
Matter?
What is
Matter?
What is matter?What is matter?
• Matter is everything around
you, including you!
• Matter is what all things are
made of.
All Matter is Made up of
Atoms
All Matter is Made up of
Atoms• Anything you see and can feel is made of
atoms.
• Atoms are too small to be seen with the
naked eye or even a microscope.
Matter has 3 forms.Matter has 3 forms.
1. Solid1. Solid
2. Liquid2. Liquid
3. Gas3. Gas
SolidsSolids• A solid has its own
shape.
• The atoms in a solid
are bunched close
together.
• A solid does not
change unless you
cut, bend, heat, or
break it.
• Solids take up space
and have mass.
LiquidsLiquids
• Liquids do not have
their own shape.
• The atoms in a liquid
are giving each other
a little personal
space.
• Liquids take the
shape of their
container.
• Liquids take up space
and have mass.
GasesGases
• Gases have no definite
size or shape.
• The atoms in a gas really
like their personal space.
• Gases take the shape of
its container.
• A gas will fill all the space
inside a container.
• Gases take up space and
have mass.
Water is matter. Water is matter.
A SolidA Solid A LiquidA Liquid A GasA Gas
ice water vaporwater
Did you know it comes in all 3 forms?Did you know it comes in all 3 forms?
Matter has certain properties.Matter has certain properties.
Properties are the characteristics of matter, how something looks or feels.
Properties are the characteristics of matter, how something looks or feels.
• Matter can have color.
• Matter can be different sizes.
• Matter can have different shapes.
• Matter can have texture.
• Matter takes up space
and has mass.
We can group objects by their properties.
How can we group these objects?
We can group objects by their properties.
How can we group these objects?
1. Did you sort them by color?
One property is color.
Color
Red
Green
Yellow
Size
Large objects
Small objects
2. Did you sort them by size?
A second property is size.
Circles
SquaresTriangles
3. Did you sort them by shape?
A third property is shape.
Shape
Let’s Review!Let’s Review!
1. What are the 3 forms of matter?
1. What are the 3 forms of matter?
1. The 3 forms of matter are ____1. The 3 forms of matter are ____
1. Solids
2. Liquids
3. Gases
2. A solid has a definite shape.
a. Trueb. False
2. A solid has a definite shape.
a. Trueb. False
2. True
A solid has a definite size and shape.
2. True
A solid has a definite size and shape.
3. A liquid has a definite shape.
a. Trueb. False
3. A liquid has a definite shape.
a. Trueb. False
3. False
A liquid has a definite size, but it takes the shape of its container.
3. False
A liquid has a definite size, but it takes the shape of its container.
4. A gas has a definite shape.
a. Trueb. False
4. A gas has a definite shape.
a. Trueb. False
4. False
A gas has no definite size or shape, because it fills all the space of its container.
4. False
A gas has no definite size or shape, because it fills all the space of its container.
5. What are some properties of matter?
5. What are some properties of matter?
Properties of matter include Properties of matter include
color sizeshapetexture
Congratulations!
You have learned that matter is EVERYWHERE!
Congratulations!
You have learned that matter is EVERYWHERE!
ResourcesResources
•• http://http://images.search.yahoo.comimages.search.yahoo.com
•• http://http://office.microsoft.comoffice.microsoft.com/clipart/clipart
•• Main PowerPoint from Denise CarrollMain PowerPoint from Denise Carroll