4th grade unit c ch. 11 lesson 1 what is matter

Ch. 11Lesson 1

What is matter?

mattermatter•anything that has mass & takes up space

•made of tiny particles

propertyproperty• Used to identify matter by

using your senses

examples of properties• odor• color• shape• texture cherry

color= red

shape= round

texture= smooth

3 states of matter

solid liquid gas

ice cube

waterwater vapor

solid•definite shape•takes up definite amount of space

•particles tightly packed

liquid•No definite shape

•Takes up definite amount of space

A liquid takes the shape of its container but its volume does not change.

gas•Takes shape of its container

•Fills its container

•Particles far apart

States of Matter demonstration

What have you learned?

It’s question time !!!

Which state of matter takes the shape of its

container?

liquidliquid

In which state of matter are its particles

far apart?

gasgas

Which state of matter has a definite volume and does not lose it’s

shape?

solidsolid

In which state of matter are the particles

packed closely together?

solidsolid

Which state of matter Which state of matter fills up all the space in a fills up all the space in a

container?container?

gasgas

STATE OF MATTER

DEFINITION 2 EXAMPLES

SOLID definite volume, definite shape

LIQUID

GAS

APPLE CHAIR