Whatsa Matter?!

Chemistry =

1.) What do you think matter is?

2.) Name two things that are matter.

3.) Can you name two things that might NOT be matter?

Study of Matter

Make a Table…Matter Unsure NOT Matter

Words for Table…

toothpaste the ocean batteriesheat electricity fearspit paper a doghelium gas air atoms juice peanuts democracysound clouds car exhaustthoughts dirt light

Group discussion…

With your group members, answer the following:

1.) What do all of the items you put into the Matter column have in common?

2.) Based on what you wrote in #1, write a definition for matter.

3.) Pick an item from your “Not Matter” column and discuss how it does NOT fit the definition you wrote.

The Definition of matter is…

MATTER = Anything that has mass and takes up space

Are gases matter? Explain your

answer.Yes , gases are matter! They do take up space and have a mass!

Make a Table…Matter NOT Matter

Words for Table…(Matter and Not Matter)

gravity water vapor

molecules lightninghuman earthquakeacid rain atoms communism radiationkinetic energy hair gelmagma nucleus

Answers…NOT

MatterGravity

Lightning

Earthquake

Radiation

Kinetic energy

Communism

MatterMolecules

Human

Acid rain

Magma

Water vapor

Atoms

Hair gel

Nucleus

Checking-In

1.) Which of the following would be classified as matter?

a.) sunlight b.) a car c.) an idead.) your breath e.) rain f.)

sadness

2.) A student once told me that air is not matter because you cannot see it. Explain how you would prove to this student that air is matter.

What’s the difference between Mass and Weight?• Mass is…How much matter is in an object!What’s weight then…• How much gravity is pulling on an

objects‘ Mass!

*Review…matter is…

MATTER = Anything that has mass and takes up space

Review of what is NOT matter

IdeasSoundLightColorEnergyElectricityHeat

Can you think of some “other” examples of things that are NOT considered matter?

So what is all matter made of?

ATOMS!!!=The building blocks of all matter.

List some items that are considered matter...

Not matter?