Mixtures and solutions
Trail mix is an example of this (solution or mixture)
What is a mixture?
The type of equipment we used to measure the mass of an item
What is a scale?
What property of matter do nickel, iron, and steel have in common that other metals do not?
They are magnetic.
The three states of matter.
What are solid, liquid and gas.
Why do you think so many pots and pans are made of metal?
Because metal is a conductor and lets heat pass through easier.
This liquid is the most common solvent.
What is water?
What is the definition of matter?
Anything that has mass, made up of small particles and takes up space.
If I am a substance that floats in water, I am ________________ than water.
What is less dense?
Air is an example of this state of matter
What is a gas?
Why are wood, glass and plastic considered insulators?
This is defined as a product in which one substance is dissolved into another.
What is a solution?
Three types of instruments used to measure distance.
If I am a substance the sinks in water, I am ____________________ than water.
What is more dense?
If you do this to a solid substance, it will often melt.
What is a heat?
What is are two examples of Mixtures that we can eat?
trail mix, cereal, muffins... (lots of possible answers)
This can be used to separate iron filings from sand.
What is a magnet?
What type of model do we often use when we are exploring our vocabulary?
What is a Frayer model?
When an electric current flows through a quarter or a penny, what is that quarter and penny called?
What is a conductor?
A melting object goes from what state of matter to what new state of matter?
What is a solid to a liquid.
Give an example of a solution that we might drink.
What is coffee, tea, koolaid, soda...?
This can be used to separate sand from water.
What is a sieve?
Name one object that is matter and one object that is not characterized as matter.
example: Table, door, person, air = all matter!
example: Light or Fire = not matter!
here are some examples of things that have this property:
styrofoam cup, plastic cover on a wire
What is an insulator?
When you freeze something, it usually changes from what state of matter to what new state of matter?
Liquid to a solid.
Why would it be helpful if a screwdriver had a magnetic tip?
because the magnetic force would hold the screw in place while you used the screw driver.