🔍 Part 1: Understanding Matter

1. What is matter?

Only things that are hard and solid

Anything that has mass and takes up space

Only things we can see

Only living things

2. Which of these are examples of matter? (Check all that apply)

A wooden desk

The air you breathe

Water in a glass

Your thoughts

A metal spoon

3. Fill in the blanks using the words: atoms, space, mass

All matter is made up of tiny particles called _______________. Matter has _______________ (weight) and takes up _______________ (volume).

4. Circle the correct answer: The air around us is / is not matter because it does / does not have mass and take up space.

🧪 Part 2: Material Properties Investigation

5. Look at the materials your teacher has provided. Complete the table by describing each material's properties:

Material	Hard or Soft?	Rough or Smooth?	Flexible or Rigid?
Wood block	_____________	_____________	_____________
Metal spoon	_____________	_____________	_____________
Rubber ball	_____________	_____________	_____________
Fabric	_____________	_____________	_____________

6. Group the materials above into these categories. Write the material names in each box:

SOLIDS:

LIQUIDS:

7. Explain why water is considered matter, even though it can change shape:

8. Use the LEGO block analogy from class. How are atoms like LEGO blocks?

9. Draw and label three different types of matter you can see in your classroom right now: