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Investigating Matter Notes

By: Mrs. Nelson

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Question: What is matter?

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My Definition: Matter is .......

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Example 1. a beaker of water

QN: __________ mL of water

QL: the water is clear

Inference: The water is clear because it has no added chemicals.

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Matter is anything that has mass and

occupies space.

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Matter is a solid, liquid, or a gas.

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Solids

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Liquids

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Gas C

H H

H

H

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Matter is living, nonliving, or

dead.

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Living – those things that have all the signs of life

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Living

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Nonliving - those things that have never been alive

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Nonliving

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Dead - those things that were once alive but no longer have the signs of life

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Dead

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Matter can have odor or no odor.

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Odor

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No Odor

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Matter can undergo many

kinds of changes.

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Examples of Change

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Original matter can change so much that it appears to be

destroyed.

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Appears to be destroyed examples

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Matter can be detected by using

your senses.

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Sight

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Hearing

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Taste

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Touch

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Smell

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Sometimes, matter may look different, but it‛s

still the same.

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Water can be turned back into ice. If you freeze water, it becomes ice.

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Another example of looking different but

still the same

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Each kind of matter has its own characteristics and properties. Choose something that we did not investigate in this lab and describe 5 characteristics that make it an example of matter.

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Example: Rose

a. #1 – solid, liquid or gasA rose is a solid.

b. # 2 – living, nonliving or deadA rose on the dock is dead – it has been cut.

c. # 3 – odor or no odorA rose has a wonderful odor!

d. # 4 – undergo a changeA rose will wilt if not kept in water.

e. # 6 – Detected by using senses Touch – The thorns on a rose are

sharp – ouch!

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