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Matter Around Us

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Matter Around Us

Investigate a rainy-day science kit. Read each clue carefully, use the visuals, and explain your thinking. Matter has mass and takes up space.

Clues from the kit

Solids keep their own shape. Liquids flow and take the shape of their container. Gases spread out to fill the space available. Air is a gas, even though we cannot see it. Matter has mass and takes up space. Light, heat and colour are not matter.

1.A rock, the water in the cup and air inside the balloon are all made of matter. What two properties do they share?
2.The balloon looks empty, but it is inflated. Which explanation best fits the clues?
  • Air is matter because it has mass and takes up space.
  • Air is not matter because we cannot see it.
  • The balloon is full of light.
  • Air is a liquid because it moves.
3.Sort these kit items by their state at room temperature: rock, water in the cup, and air in the balloon.
  • Rock
  • Water in the cup
  • Air in the balloon
  • Liquid
  • Gas
  • Solid
4.The ice cube melts in the cup. What state of matter was it before melting, and what state is the melted water?
5.A puddle slowly disappears on a warm day. What happens to some of its liquid water?
  • It changes into a gas and mixes with the air.
  • It changes into a solid rock.
  • It stops taking up space but stays liquid.
  • It turns into heat, which is matter.
6.True or false: The pencil is matter, but its colour is not matter. Explain why.
7.Complete the idea: Matter is anything that has and takes up .
8.Ngaio says, “Steam is not matter because I can barely see it.” Use the clues to correct her idea. (The visible cloud from a kettle is made of tiny water droplets.)
9.Name one gas you might find around you, and describe evidence that it takes up space.
Draw one solid, one liquid and one gas. Label each and add a short clue that shows how you know it is that state.

3 printable pages

  • Matter Around Us, page 1 of 3: Clues from the kit

    Page 1

  • Matter Around Us, page 2 of 3: 4. The ice cube melts in the cup. What state of matter was it before melting, and

    Page 2

  • Matter Around Us, page 3 of 3: 9. Name one gas you might find around you, and describe evidence that it takes up

    Page 3

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