Matter exists in three forms - solids, liquids, and gases. Solids have a definite shape, liquids take the shape of their container, and gases fill their container. Properties of matter include color, size, shape, whether it is rigid or bendable, and texture. Matter takes up space and has mass in all three forms.

1. Matter
by Denise Carroll

2. What is matter?
• Matter is everything around
you, including you!
• Matter is what all things are
made of.

3. Matter has 3 forms.
1. Solid
1. Solid
2. Liquid
2. Liquid
3. Gas
3. Gas

4. Solids
• A solid has its own
shape.
• A solid does not
change unless you
cut, bend, or break it.
• Solids take up space
and have mass.

5. Liquids
• Liquids do not have
their own shape.
• Liquids take the
shape of their
container.
• Liquids take up space
and have mass.

6. Gases
• Gases have no definite
size or shape.
• Gases take the shape of
its container.
• A gas will fill all the space
inside a container.
• Gases take up space and
have mass.

7. Water is matter.
Did you know it comes in all 3 forms?
A Solid
A Solid A Liquid
A Liquid A Gas
A Gas
ice water water vapor

8. Matter has certain properties.
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 can be rigid or bendable.
• Matter also takes up space
and has mass.

9. We can group objects by their properties.
How can we group these objects?

10. 1. Did you sort them by color?
One property is color.
Red
Yellow
Green Color

11. 2. Did you sort them by size?
A second property is size.
Small objects
Large objects
Size

12. 3. Did you sort them by shape?
A third property is shape.
Triangles
Squares
Circles
Shape

13. We can group objects if they are
rigid or bendable.
• Bendable means that the matter can
bend, curve, or turn.
• Rigid means that the matter cannot bend,
it is stiff.
• Can you name something
that is rigid and something
that is bendable?

14. Which objects are rigid?
Which objects are bendable?

15. These objects These objects
are rigid. are bendable.

16. Centimeter
• Centimeter is a unit used to measure
length.
• Milliliter is a unit used to measure volume
of a liquid.

17. Let’s Review!
1. What are the 3 forms of
matter?

18. 1. The 3 forms of matter are ____
Solids
Liquids
Gases

19. 2. A solid has a definite shape.
a. True
b. False

20. 2. True
A solid has a definite size and
shape.

21. 3. A liquid has a definite shape.
a. True
b. False

22. 3. False
A liquid has a definite size, but it
takes the shape of its container.

23. 4. A gas has a definite shape.
a. True
b. False

24. 4. False
A gas has no definite size or
shape, because it fills all the
space of its container.

25. 5. What are some properties
of matter?

26. 5. Some properties of matter include
_____.
color
size
shape
rigid
bendable
texture

27. Congratulations!
You have learned that matter is
EVERYWHERE!

28. Resources
• http://images.search.yahoo.com
• http://office.microsoft.com/clipart