Physical
Properties
Properties
What is a physical property?
Something we can observe or describe about an object.
What is matter?
Matter is anything that takes up space and has weight.
What is a system?
A group of parts that work together.
What happens when you heat something?
It gets warmer/hotter
You have a red, round ball. What are two physical properties you can identify?
Its color (red) and shape (round).
Name two physical properties you can use to describe an object.
Examples: color, shape, size, texture, odor, or hardness.
What are the three states of matter?
solid, liquid, gas
What is a part of a system?
One piece of a system.
What happens when you cool something?
It gets colder.
Juice is placed in the freezer. What will happen to the water?
It will freeze and become a solid. (popsicle)
What physical property tells us if something is red, blue, or yellow?
Color
Is a cookie a solid, liquid, or gas?
solid
Name one system you can find at recess.
Examples:swing, slide, playground.
What happens to an ice cube when you leave it in a warm place?
It melts
A slide has many parts that work together. What makes the slide a system?
Its parts work together.
You touch a cookie and notice it is rough and bumpy. What physical property are you describing?
Texture
What happens to ice when it is heated?
It melts and becomes a liquid.
What could happen if one part of a system is missing?
The system may not work properly.
What happens to water when you put it in a freezer?
It freezes and becomes a solid.
You leave a crayon in the hot sun. What change might you observe?
The crayon may soften or melt because it is heated.
You have two blocks. One is big and heavy, and the other is small and light. Name two physical properties that are different.
Size and weight
A glass of water is left in the freezer. What will happen to the water, and why?
The water freezes and becomes a solid because it gets cold.
A bicycle has wheels, pedals, handlebars, and a seat. How do these parts work together to make the bicycle a system?
Each part has a job, and the parts work together to help the bicycle work.
You put a chocolate chip in a warm oven. What do you think will happento it? Why?
It will melt because the heat makes the chocolate warmer and changes it from a solid to a liquid.
A student says, “The Sun, an oven, and a fire are all the same type of thing.” What do they have in common?
They are all sources of heat.