📚 Part 1: Understanding Matter

1. What is matter?

Anything that has mass and takes up space

Only things we can see

Only solid objects

Only living things

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

A pencil

Water in a bottle

Air in a balloon

Light from a torch

Ice cubes

3. Complete the sentence:

All matter exists in one of three main states: ____________, ____________, or ____________.

4. Which state of matter keeps its shape?

Solid

Liquid

Gas

All of them

🔍 Part 2: Classifying States of Matter

5. Sort these examples into the correct state of matter by writing S (solid), L (liquid), or G (gas) next to each:

_____ Steam from a kettle

_____ Milk in a glass

_____ A wooden table

_____ Oxygen in the air

_____ Honey

_____ A metal spoon

_____ Carbon dioxide bubbles in soft drink

6. Explain why water can take the shape of its container, but ice cannot:

7. Give one example of each state of matter that you can find in your kitchen at home:

Solid: _________________________

Liquid: _________________________

Gas: _________________________

💭 Part 3: Thinking About Properties

8. Match each property to the correct state of matter by drawing lines:

Keeps its shape and volume

Takes shape of container, keeps volume

Fills entire container completely

Gas

Solid

Liquid

9. Think about what happens when you blow up a balloon. Explain what this tells us about the properties of gases:

10. In your own words, define matter and explain why understanding states of matter is important in science:

States of Matter Introduction

States of Matter Introduction

📚 Part 1: Understanding Matter

🔍 Part 2: Classifying States of Matter

💭 Part 3: Thinking About Properties

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