🔬 Part 1: Understanding Matter

1. What is matter?

Anything that has mass and takes up space

Only things you can see

Only solid objects

Light and sound waves

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

Air in a balloon

Ice cube

Light from a flashlight

Water in a glass

Sound from music

3. All matter is made up of:

Atoms and molecules

Energy and light

Heat and cold

Colors and shapes

⚛️ Part 2: States of Matter Classification

4. For each material below, identify its state of matter and provide TWO pieces of evidence to support your classification:

Ice cube:

State: ________________

Evidence 1: _________________________________________________

Evidence 2: _________________________________________________

Cooking oil:

State: ________________

Evidence 1: _________________________________________________

Evidence 2: _________________________________________________

Air inside a balloon:

State: ________________

Evidence 1: _________________________________________________

Evidence 2: _________________________________________________

5. Which properties help you distinguish between solids, liquids, and gases? (Check all that apply)

Shape - keeps its own shape or takes shape of container

Volume - fixed amount of space or expands to fill space

Color - what color the material appears

Compressibility - can be squeezed into smaller space

Flow - ability to move and pour

🧪 Part 3: Scientific Thinking

6. During your investigation, you observed a piece of candle wax. Explain how you would classify it and what evidence supports your classification:

7. A student says "I can't see air, so it's not matter." Using scientific evidence, explain why this statement is incorrect:

8. Exit Ticket: Write a one-sentence explanation of what matter is and describe one way solids, liquids, and gases differ:

States of Matter Investigation

States of Matter Investigation

🔬 Part 1: Understanding Matter

⚛️ Part 2: States of Matter Classification

🧪 Part 3: Scientific Thinking

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