What is anything that takes up space? Examples will vary.
100
What are the physical properties of matter?
What is color, size, shape, texture, volume, mass, and density?
100
What is an example of matter in the classroom?
What is desk, students, clothes, crayons, scissors, etc? (answers will vary)
100
What could you use to measure the volume of a liquid?
What is a graduated cylinder or measuring cup?
100
How would you describe density in your own words?
What is density is the amount of something in a certain space? (Answers will vary i.e. how spread apart particles/objects are)
200
What is mass?
What is the amount of matter in something?
200
Use your senses to describe the physical properties of a pencil.
What is hard, long, thin/skinny, and orange?
200
What is an example of matter from this picture on page 374 in the science textbook?
What is snow, children, clothes, trees, ski gear?
200
What would you use to measure the mass of an object?
What is a balance scale?
200
A toy truck has a mass of 12 grams. 7 pebbles has a mass of 6 grams. What is the sum of the masses of these two objects?
What is 12+6=18g
300
What is volume?
What is the amount of space matter takes up?
300
Jelly beans and pennies were put in a jar. Describe the physical property mass. Which object has a greater mass?
What is pennies?
300
We are studying countries in Reach the World. What are examples of matter you would find if you went to a rainforest in Australia?
What is trees, animals, water, soil?
300
What unit of measure do we use to measure mass?
What is grams (g) or kilograms (kg)?
300
There are two identical boxes. One is filled to the top with feathers. One is filled to the top with textbooks. Which box would you predict has a greater mass and density? Explain your answer.
What is the box of books has a greater density and mass because the volume is the same (both are filled to the top) but textbooks are heavier than feathers?
400
What is density?
What is the mass of something compared to its volume?
400
We put a ball, boat, truck, and ball of clay into water. Which objects will sink?
Which objects are more dense than water?
What is truck and ball of clay?
What is truck and ball of clay?
400
On your bus ride, car ride, or walk to school, what are 4 examples of matter you would see?
What is trees, grass, concrete, people, etc?
Answers will vary.
400
What unit of measure do we use to measure the volume of a substance?
What is liters (l) or milliliters (mL)?
400
I want to measure the volume of soda in a cup. What should I use to measure its volume?
What is a graduated cylinder?
500
What is a balance scale?
What is a tool used to measure the mass of an object?
500
If a ball of clay sinks in the water, what could you change to make the clay float?
What is change its shape?
500
Which is NOT an example of matter?
a) rocks
b) heat
c) air
d) trees
What is b) heat?
Heat is energy not matter.
500
How can you use a balance scale to measure the mass of an object such as a toy truck? Explain the exact steps.
What is first you would put the truck on one side of the balance scale. Then you would add weights to the other side until the scale was balanced, which means they would be even?
500
There are two bags. One is filled with cotton balls and one is filled with rocks. The cotton balls is filled to the top. The bag of rocks is filled half way. When we put each bag on the balance scale both bags had a mass of 11 grams. Which statement is true?
a) They have different masses.
b) They have the same volume.
c) The bag of cotton balls is less dense than the bag of rocks.
d) They have the same density.
What is c) The bag of cotton balls is less dense than the bag of rocks?