MATTER
WHAT IS MATTER?
anything that:
✅ Takes up space (has
volume).
✅ Has weight (mass).
MATTER HAS 3
STATES
SOLID
Has a definite shape and
volume.
Book, rock,
ice
LIQUID
Takes the shape of its
container but has a fixed
volume.
Water, juice,
milk
GAS
Does not have a fixed shape
or volume.
Air, steam,
oxygen
DESCRIBING MATTER
When we look at an object, we
can identify it. We can see if it
is big or small. We can tell
what color it is. We can describe
the texture. We can even tell
what its smell is.
properties that help us describe it:
✅ Size: Small, big, tiny, large
✅ Shape: Round, square, flat, pointy
✅ Color: Red, blue, green, etc.
✅ Texture: Soft, rough, smooth, bumpy
✅ Weight: Light or heavy
✅ Hardness: Hard or soft
✅ Size: BIG
✅ Shape: kinda Rounded
✅ Color: gREEN
✅ Texture: smooth
✅ Weight: heavy
✅ Hardness: Hard
changes in matter
whenever we alter
(change) the original
state of something.
eg: cut paper, leave an
ice-cream under the
sun, cook…