What are the three states of matter?
Solid, Liquid & Gas
Name three kinds of a solid
ice, salt, rocks, minerals, tables, pencils, etc etc
Name three kinds of a liquid
water, juice, tea, any substance that can be poured
Name a kind of a gas
air in an air tank, bubbles in a fish bowl, water changing into gas (water vapor or steam) oxygen, helium, carbon dioxide...
What do we call it when a liquid changes into a gas (by heating)?
evaporates
True or False: Matter is everywhere!
TRUE!
True or False: Bubbles are a kind of gas.
TRUE!
True or False: Matter can change states.
TRUE! Liquid freezes to ice. Ice melts to liquid
True or False: A solid can change states on its own.
FALSE! It changes shape only if something breaks it.
What do you know about water? Say as much as you can.
Water is a liquid. It takes the shape of its container. It can freeze into a solid. It can evaporate into a gas.
What do you know about gas? Say as much as you can.
Gas is a state of matter. It cannot be seen and it you cannot touch it.
Does a solid take the shape of a container?
No, it does not. It stays in its shape. It does not fill or expand in the container.
What is the difference between when you put solid and a liquid in a container?
The liquid changes shape to fill the container. The solid does not change shape.
What happened to the snowmen? Why did this happen?
They melted. They changed from a solid to a liquid because the temperature rose and caused the ice to change to liquid. The sun melted them. ☀️😢
What happened to the swimming pool.
It froze. Liquid changed to solid. The air temperature must have gone down.
What is matter?
It is anything that takes up space. It is a substance - liquid, gas or solid.
