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Teacher-Led Activity:
Everything in this classroom is considered to be matter. Let's list some examples of matter on this Google Sheet and let's see if we can be creative and find things that others might not realize is matter!
Definition of Matter
Matter is anything that takes up space and has weight.
Matter is anything that takes up space and has weight.
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Science Companion Activities:
Scientists classify matter on earth into three main categories: Solids, Liquids, and Gases (Plasma is not a "main" category.). Do we know about each of these categories? These are called "States of Matter." What makes something a solid, liquid, or gas? Can we classify the examples from our classroom into those three categories?
Whole-Class Activity:
Watch the top two videos together as a class. Students who finish early can watch the third video and you could save the fourth video for a 25 minute period or a substitute (Optional).
Independent Student Activity:
Directions:
- Create the following chart in a blog post entitled, "What is Matter?"
- Make sure to have an equal number of objects in each column! Try to find variety in your answers.
- When you've finished your chart, use the images below to check your work.
- Finally, answer the Reflection questions on your blog.
Solids
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Don't click on these pictures until your three-column chart from above is done. Then, use these images to check your work.
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