states of matter
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STATES OF MATTER
Planning and conducting simple investigations
WHAT AM I? I am one thing
But I can be three! Sometimes a liquid
But when I’m cold I’m a solid And when I’m hot I’m a gas!
What am I?
Water!
THREE STATES OF MATTER
Solids
Liquids
Gases
SOLIDS Hold their own shape Contains
LengthWidthDepth
Is not able to be hollow Can only change shape by being broken
or crushed.
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LIQUIDS Takes shape of container Flows Not easily compressible
Darkpatator. “Zan Water.” February 19, 2007 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.
GASES Also referred to as vapor Has mass Does not have a shape Compressible Flows easily
Spacepleb. “An absinthe of light.” October 19, 2006 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution
EXPERIMENT #1 Pair up Gather the following materials
One of each of the glass containers A pitcher of water
What container do you believe holds the most?Explain why you think that.
Fill one of the containers with water. Pour that container into the next
container.Did it fill it all the way? Was there some
water left over? Repeat the previous step with the last
container. Record your findings. ?
Where your predictions correct? Why or why not?
RECAP Visual illusions make containers appear
larger or smaller. Liquid take the shape of container.
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EXPERIMENT #2 With your partner gather the following
materialsGraduated flaskBucketPan to catch the water from the bucketA pop bottle full of water.
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Fill the bucket all the way up with water. Put the pan under the bucket. Gently place the pop bottle in the
bucket of water. Carefully remove the bucket from the
pan. Measure the water in the pan.
OVERVIEW The amount of water that spilled out is
the volume of the pop bottle.
Example: 250 ml of water means the pop bottle contained 250 ml of mass.
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EXPERIMENT #3 Hold your hand in front of your mouth Breathe through your mouth on to your
hand. This is a state of matter! What state of matter is it?
Gas!
SCAVENGER HUNT Find within the school
Three different solidsTwo different liquidsOne gas
OVERVIEW What did you find?
Solids
Liquids
Gases