6th Grade Science
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Unit 1
Matter and Motion
Chapter 2: The Properties of Matter
Section 1: What Is Matter?
Section 2: Describing Matter
Chapter 3: States of Matter
Review the States of Matter
Chapter 4: Matter in Motion
Section 1: Measuring Motion
Section 2: What is Force?
Section 3: Friction: A Force That Opposes Motion
Section 4: Gravity: A Force of Attraction
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What is Matter?
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What is Matter?
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What Do You Think?
What is matter?
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What is Matter?
Matter is
everything that
has mass and
volume.
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What is Matter?
Matter takes up space. This is
known as volume.
No item can take up the space of
another object.
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What is Matter?
Activity
Let’s prove that no object can take up the space of
another object.
1. Crumple a piece of paper and tightly fit it in the
bottom of a clear plastic cup.
2. Turn the cup upside down and lower the cup in a
bucket of water.
3. Why didn’t the paper get wet?
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What is Matter?
Liters and milliliters
express volume of
liquids.
Use a graduated
cylinder to measure
volume.
Measure the
meniscus or the
bottom of the curve.
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What is Matter?
Activity
To practice finding volume go to the
following website:
http://www2.newpaltz.edu/~gaines79/pow
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What is Matter?
Solid Volume is
expressed in
cubic units- cm3
1cm
Volume= length
x width x height.
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1 cm
1 cm
What is Matter?
Measuring the Volume of Solids
Follow the step to find the volume of a solid.
1. Record your volume of liquid in a graduated
cylinder.
2. Drop in a solid object.
3. The water level will rise.
4. Record new level of water.
5. Find the difference between the old water level
and the new water level.
6. Record the volume of the solid in units cubed.
7. This is known as displacement.
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What is Matter?
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What is Matter?
Mass is the amount
of matter that
something is made
of.
Mass is expressed in
units of grams (g)
and milligrams (mg).
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What is Matter?
Mass is the matter an object is made up of.
Mass is constant.
Mass is found using a balance.
Mass is measured in mg, g, kg.
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What is Matter?
Weight is due to gravitational force.
Weight varies in relationship to the Earth.
Weight is found using a spring scale.
Weigh is measured in newtons.
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Let’s Review
1. What is matter?
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Answer
Matter is anything that has volume
and mass.
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Let’s Review
2. How
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is volume measured? How
is mass measured?
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Answer
Volume of a liquid is measured using a
graduated cylinder.
Volume of a solid can be measured by
• l x w x h or by displacement.
Mass of an object is measured by using a
balance.
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Describing Matter
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How Can Matter Be Measured and
Describing
Matter
Compared?
What Do You Think?
If you had to describe an orange to
someone who had never seen an orange,
what would you tell the person?
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Describing Matter
Physical properties of matter can
be observed or measured without
changing the identity of the matter.
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Describing
Matter
Examples of Physical Properties
Color
Ductility
Odor
Malleability
Thermal Conductivity
Density
Solubility
State
Touch
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See speaker notes for more examples.
Describing Matter
Density is the
amount of matter in
a given space.
Density =
Mass/Volume
Golf Ball
Ping Pong Ball
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Describing Matter
Activity
In a graduated cylinder,
pour in different liquids.
See which one goes to
the top and which sinks to
the bottom.
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Describing Matter
Chemical
properties
describe matter
based on its
ability to change
into new matter
with different
properties.
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Describing Matter
Flammability is
the ability to burn.
Oxidation is the
reaction with
oxygen to form
rust.
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Describing Matter
Physical Changes effect one or more
physical properties of a substance.
Examples:
Freezing water to ice
Sanding a piece of wood
Cutting your hair
Doesn’t change the identity of the matter.
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Describing Matter
Chemical change happens when
two or more substances are
changed into one or more new
substances with different
properties.
Activity
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Drop some effervescent
tables in water. How is
this a chemical change?
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Describing Matter
Change of color
Heat
Fizzing or foaming
Production light or sound
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Describing Matter
Practice some examples of physical and
chemical properties:
http://www.quia.com/jg/320858.html
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Pre-AP Extension
Density is mass/volume.
Determine the density of an
unknown substance and use a
graphing calculator to analyze
data taken in a laboratory.
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Let’s Review
1. Classify each of the following
properties as either physical or
chemical: reacts with water,
dissolves in oil, is blue, and doesn’t
react with hydrogen.
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Answer
Reacts with water- chemical
Dissolves in oil- physical
Is blue- physical
Doesn’t react with hydrogen- chemical
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Let’s Review
2. Hydrogen gas and oxygen gas can
chemically combine to make water. How
do the physical and chemical properties of
the original substances (hydrogen and
oxygen) differ from those of the new
substance (water)?
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Answer
Hydrogen and oxygen are colorless
gases and are not very dense.
Hydrogen is flammable and oxygen
enables substances to burn.
Water is a liquid, is denser than the
two gases, and is not flammable.
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Let’s Review
3. Using one physical property,
classify the following substance
as a group: water, oil, mercury,
and alcohol.
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Answer
Accept any reasonable answer:
All are liquid at room temperature.
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States of Matter
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What Are
Threeof
States
of Matter?
States
Matter
What Do You Think?
What are the four states of matter?
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States of Matter
The four states of matter are solid,
liquid, gas, and plasma.
Click here to review the four states of matter
and their properties.
Develop a concept map with the four
states of matter and their properties.
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Pre-AP Extension
Describe the characteristics of the
primary three states of matter and
observe matter moving from one
state to another.
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See speaker notes for lab.
Measuring Motion
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What Are
Three States
of Matter?
Measuring
Motion
What Do You Think?
How is motion measured?
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Measuring Motion
The object that
appears to stay in
place is a reference.
When the object
changes position in
relation to a reference
point over a period of
time, the object is in
motion.
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Measuring Motion
Earth surface
Buildings
Trees
Mountains
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Measuring Motion
The rate at which an object moves is
speed. Speed depends on distance and
time.
Units used for speed= m/s, km/h,
s= d/t
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Measuring Motion
Velocity is the
speed of an object
in a particular
direction.
5km/h north
Velocity = Speed
+ direction
How does speed
and velocity
differ??
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Measuring Motion
Constant Velocity is if the speed and
direction don’t change. It will follow a
straight line.
Change in velocity will occur if the
speed or direction change= 5km/h
south to 10 km/h south.
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Measuring Motion
Resultant Velocity is combining two
velocities.
When two velocities are moving in the same
direction- add them together.
When two velocities are moving in different
directions- subtract.
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Measuring Motion
Acceleration is
the rate at which
velocity changes.
Increase in speed=
positive
acceleration
Decrease in speed
= deceleration
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Measuring Motion
The formula for average
acceleration is
Acceleration= Final Velocity – Starting Velocity
Time it takes to change velocity
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Measuring Motion
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Measuring Motion
You are always
moving because
the Earth is always
moving.
Centripetal
acceleration is
acceleration that
occurs in circular
motion.
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Measuring Motion
Energy is the
ability to work.
Potential Energy
is the energy an
object has because
of its shape or
position.
Kinetic energy is
energy in motion.
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Explain the potential and kinetic energy
in the picture below.
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Measuring Motion
Let’s practice some with speed and
acceleration
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Pre-AP Extension
A graph is a mathematical
representation of a real life situation.
Using the graphing calculator, explore
the concepts of distance, time and
velocity through physical motion.
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Let’s Review
1. What is a reference point?
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Answer
A reference point is an object that appears
to stay in place relative to another object
that is being observed, and is used to
determine if the object being observed is
in motion.
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Let’s review
Graph 2 represents speed
or acceleration?
Graph 1 represents speed
or acceleration?
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Answer
Graph 1 shows speed
Graph 2 shows acceleration
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Let’s review
3. What is the difference between
speed and velocity?
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Answer
Speed does not include direction,
while velocity does.
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What is Force?
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What is Force?
What Do You Think?
Where do you see force happening in
the room around you.
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What is Force?
Force is simply a push or a pull on an
object.
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What is Force?
Scientists express force
using Newton (N)
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What is Force?
Motion doesn’t need to occur to exert
a force on an object.
For example: you sitting in a chair.
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(Chair)
What is Force?
More than one force can act on
an object.
Net force is the force that
results from combining all the
forces exerted on an object.
For example : moving a piano.
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What is Force?
When the net force is greater than zero unbalanced force.
Unbalanced forces produce a change in
motion.
Soccer - what moves the ball? What
causes the piano to move?
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What is Force?
When the net force is zero the
object doesn’t move.
–Light hanging from ceiling
–birds nest in a tree
–hat resting on your head
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What is Force?
What can force do?
1. change the position of an object
2. change the speed of an object
3. change the direction of an object.
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What is Force?
Click here
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and look at the following situations and
try to work out what would happen with
the balanced and unbalanced forces.
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Pre-AP Extension
The acceleration of an object
depends on its mass and the
initial force applied to it. Test the
strength of different materials by
applying compressive, tensile,
and sheer force.
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Let’s Review
1. Explain the differences between balanced
and unbalanced forces, and explain how
each force affects the motion of an object?
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Answer
Unbalanced Forces occur when the net
force on an object is not zero, while
balanced forces occur when the net force
equals to zero. Unbalanced forces cause
a change in an object’s motion, while
balanced forces cause no change.
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Let’s Review
2. In the picture, two
dogs are playing tug
of war. The arrow
shows the direction in
which the two dogs
are moving. Describe
how the speed,
direction of motion,
and position of the
dog on the left is
changed by the other
dog.
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Answer
The speed of the dog on the left is
increasing because more force is being
applied by the dog on the left. The
direction of motion is to the left. The dog
on the right is moving to the left also.
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Friction: A Force That Opposes Motion
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Friction: A Force That Opposes Motion
What Do You Think?
Why are there signs everywhere at
the pool that say “NO RUNNING”?
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Friction: A Force That Opposes Motion
Friction is a force that
opposes motion between
two surfaces that are
touching.
What is the force that stops
this ball?
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Friction: A Force That Opposes Motion
Friction occurs because the
surface of any object is
rough.
Hills and valleys of one
surface stick to the hills and
valleys of another.
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Surface of glass
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Friction: A Force That Opposes Motion
Rougher surfaces
create more frictionmore hills and valleys
Greater force creates
more friction.
Baseball on the grass
Bowling Ball on the grass.
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Friction: A Force That Opposes Motion
1. Sliding Friction - two objects are sliding
across each other.
2. Rolling Friction- object rolling over a
surface.
3. Fluid Friction- involves fluids and gases.
4. Static Friction- holds object in place
until greater force is applied to move the
object.
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Sliding Friction
Rolling Friction
Fluid Friction
Static Friction
Friction: A Force That Opposes Motion
How can friction be harmful or
helpful in a car?
Tires push against the
road to move car.
Friction
between
engine parts
wear down
parts faster.
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Friction: A Force That Opposes Motion
– To reduce friction use lubricants such
as motor oil, wax or grease.
– Use rolling friction instead of sliding
friction to make a job easier.
– Make the surface smoother.
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Friction: A Force That Opposes Motion
1. Make the surfaces
rougher.
2. Increase the forcepush the surfaces
together.
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Push down on scrubber
to increase friction thus
cleaning better.
See speaker notes for lab.
Pre-AP Extension
Friction is a force the resists
motion. Study the effects of
surface smoothness and the
nature of materials in contact on
sliding friction.
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Let’s Review
1. How can friction change the
speed of an object?
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Answer
Friction can speed objects up or
slow objects down by increasing
or decreasing friction.
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Let’s Review
2. Name three common items you
might use to increase friction.
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Answer
Sticky tape
Sand
Work gloves
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Let’s Review
3. List the type of friction and
explain each.
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Answer
Sliding Friction - two objects are sliding
across each other.
Rolling Friction- object rolling over a
surface.
Fluid Friction- involves fluids and gases.
Static Friction- holds object in place until
greater force is applied to move the
object.
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Gravity: A Force of Attraction
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Gravity: A Force of Attraction
What Do You Think?
Why is leaping on the moon easier
than leaping on Earth?
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Gravity: A Force of Attraction
Gravity is the force of attraction between
objects that is due to their masses.
Gravity can effect the position of an
object or the direction of an object.
Property of NASA
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Gravity: A Force of Attraction
All matter is affected by gravity because
all matter has mass.
Gravitational force pulls objects toward
each other.
Earth’s gravitational force is large thus
you must apply force to overcome its
gravity.
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Gravity: A Force of Attraction
There's a big gravity low off the coast of
India, where there are thought to be the
remains of some old mantle features
associated with the plate tectonics of India
that led it to collide with the Himalayas.
There's a big gravity high in the South
Pacific, also thought to be due to mantle
structures. Click here to see an image of
the Bumpy Earth, an exaggerated map of
Earth's gravity field.
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Gravity: A Force of Attraction
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Gravity: A Force of Attraction
The Law of Universal Gravitation
states the unbalanced forces are needed
to move objects and there is a
relationship between gravitation
force, mass, and distance.
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Gravity: A Force of Attraction
1. Gravitational
force increases as
mass increases.
2. Gravitational
force decreases as
distance increases.
Sun has a huge
gravitational pull.
Small Mass
Large Mass
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Gravity: A Force of Attraction
Weight is a measure of the
gravitational force exerted
on an object.
100 grams = 1N
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Gravity: A Force of Attraction
Mass
–Amount of
matter in an
object doesn’t
change.
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Weight
–Changes when
gravitational
force changes.
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Gravity: A Force of Attraction
Activity
Measure the mass and weight of
several objects to verify the
relationship between mass and
weight on the surface of the
Earth.
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Let’s Review
1. How does gravity affect the path
of the a ball when you throw it?
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Answer
Gravity pulls the ball downward
after the ball leaves your hand.
So the ball travels along a curved
path.
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Let’s Review
2. How does the distance between
objects affect the gravity between
them?
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Answer
As the distance between objects
increases, the gravitational force
between them decrease. As the
distance between objects
decreases, the gravitational force
between them increases.
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