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States of Matter

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.

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States of Matter

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  1. States of Matter Planning and conducting simple investigations

  2. 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!

  3. Three States of matter Solids Liquids Gases

  4. Solids • Hold their own shape • Contains • Length • Width • Depth • Is not able to be hollow • Can only change shape by being broken or crushed. Microsoft Clip Art

  5. Liquids • Takes shape of container • Flows • Not easily compressible Darkpatator. “Zan Water.” February 19, 2007 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.

  6. 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

  7. 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.

  8. 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. ?

  9. Where your predictions correct? Why or why not?

  10. Recap • Visual illusions make containers appear larger or smaller. • Liquid take the shape of container. Microsoft Clip Art Microsoft Clip Art

  11. Experiment #2 • With your partner gather the following materials • Graduated flask • Bucket • Pan to catch the water from the bucket • A pop bottle full of water. Microsoft Clip Art

  12. 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.

  13. 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. Microsoft Clip Art

  14. 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!

  15. Scavenger hunt • Find within the school • Three different solids • Two different liquids • One gas

  16. Overview • What did you find? Solids Liquids Gases

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