1. THE THREE STATES
OF
MATTER

2. What is matter?
Matter is anything that has mass
and takes up space.

3. Properties of Matter
 How It Looks (Shiny ,Dull, Color, etc.)
 How It Feels (Hard, Soft, Rough , Smooth,
etc.)
 How It Smells (Sweet, Sharp, Terrible, No
Smell, etc.)
 How It Sounds (Loud, Soft, Echo, No
Sound, etc.)
 What It Does (Bounce, Stretch, Tear,
Break, Magnetism etc.)

4. SOLIDS

5. SOLID
A solid is matter that has that has definite
size and shape.
Example: Put a sneaker in a box. It stays
the same.

6. Liquids

7. LIQUID
A liquid takes the shape of any container.
Example: Pour juice into a glass. The juice
will take on the shape of the glass.

8. GAS

9. Gas
Gas is matter that has no definite shape.
Gases take the shape of whatever
container they are in .
Example: The air all around us is a gas.

10. Let’s watch a video clip
about matter!
States of Matter
Click to go to the next
slide.

11. Is this a solid, a liquid, or a gas?
Can you find more than one type of matter in any of the pictures?