An Introduction to Matter By Kate

What is matter? Matter is stuff. Everything is made of matter. You, your chair, your clothes, your food, everything! Any thing that takes up space. Matter can be alive or dead. Matter can be solid like wood, liquid like milk or gas like steam. Matter is made up of tiny parts called atoms.

Matter is stuff. Everything is made of matter. You, your chair, your clothes, your food, everything! Any thing that takes up space.

Matter can be alive or dead.

Matter can be solid like wood, liquid like milk or gas like steam.

Matter is made up of tiny parts called atoms.

What is made of matter? List five things: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.

List five things:

1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

Matter can be alive or dead! Alive or Animate People Animals Insects Plants and Trees Dead or Inanimate Wood Metal Paper Plastic

Alive or Animate

People

Animals

Insects

Plants and Trees

Dead or Inanimate

Wood

Metal

Paper

Plastic

Is it alive or dead?

Solid – the mug Liquid – the coffee Gas – the Steam States of Matter

What State is It In? Apple Juice Scissors

Magic Water When water freezes Or water boils, It gets a different name, It turns to ice, It turns to steam, But it's water just the same!

When water freezes

Or water boils,

It gets a different name,

It turns to ice,

It turns to steam,

But it's water just the same!

States of Matter for Water Liquid Solid Steam

Why does matter change from one state to another? Because of changes in temperature!

Because of changes in temperature!

What happens when the temp changes? Atoms in solids stay close together with not much movement, like people sitting in a theater. As atoms become hotter they begin to flow past each other like people in a crowd on the street, becoming liquids . With more heat, the atoms separate from one another and bounce around in space like fast-moving dancers. This is the gaseous stage .

Atoms in solids stay close together with not much movement, like people sitting in a theater.

As atoms become hotter they begin to flow past each other like people in a crowd on the street, becoming liquids .

With more heat, the atoms separate from one another and bounce around in space like fast-moving dancers. This is the gaseous stage .