What is matter?
anything that takes up space
Elijah wants to know how heavy a watermelon is. He knows he should use a scale, but HOW does he know?
Because a scale measures weight.
What is true about all solids?
All solids have their own shape.
How is the ice cube changing?
It is melting.
You do an activity to see how fast different things dissolve in water. How can you record the results for others to see?
write the results in a table, make a graph, make a chart, etc.
Which property can you learn about by using a scale?
weight
Vrinda weighs her textbook on Monday. She weighs the same textbook again on Tuesday. What claim can she make about the weight of the textbook on Tuesday?
The book is the same weight on Tuesday.
What state of matter is smoke?
a gas
What happens to ice cream when it is left out of the freezer?
It will melt.
What happens when something evaporates?
it changes from a liquid to a gas
Which object sinks?
the key
Kieren claims that longer objects are not always heavier than shorter ones.
Which tools should he use to gather evidence for his claim?
a ruler and a scale
Which tool can Sebastian use to measure the volume of water?
a measuring cup
How does matter change when it freezes?
It turns from a liquid to a solid.
What happens during condensation?
it changes from a gas to a liquid
What property does the word yellow describe?
color
Which word tells about the amount of matter something has?
mass
Chandler has two containers with water. He claims that the containers hold the same amount of water. How can he gather evidence for the claim?
He can measure the amount of water in each container and compare the two amounts.
What happens so sugar when you put it in water?
it dissolves
Which word tells the amount of space matter takes up?
volume
Does pounds, hours or inches describe the length of an object?
inches
Is an ice cube a solid, liquid or gas?
solid
Kai measures the volume of water in a tall glass, a wide bowl, and a short cup. Each one has 2 cups of water. What claim does this evidence support?
Different shape containers can hold the same volume.
Look at the pictures. A sugar cube was put in each beaker. What claim can you make?
Sugar dissolved in Beaker B only.
What is true about all liquids?
All liquids take the shape of their container.