Solids and Liquids

Solids

100

What is a solid?

A solid is a state of matter. A solid does not take the shape of its container.

200

Name a solid.

Open ended. Answer may vary.

300

Name three ways you can sort solids.

Answers may vary. Shape, size, color, weight, height, etc.

400

Name a solid that can roll. Name a solid that can stack.

Answers may vary. Roll: die, ball, pencil, color pencil, etc. Stack: books, bricks, dominos, chairs, etc.

500

Name two solids that can roll and stack.

Answers may vary. Markers, highlighters, cubes, dice, etc.

Liquids

100

What is a liquid?

A liquid is a state of matter. A liquid takes the shape of its container.

200

Name a liquid.

Open ended. Answers may vary.

300

Name 2 items that sink in water.

Answers may vary. Rock, paper clip, sand, steel ball, die, penny, etc.

400

Name two items that float in water.

Answers may vary. Boat, leaf, paper, bottle cap, cotton ball, etc.

500

Name two items that dissolve in water. Name two items that do not dissolve in water.

Answers may vary. Dissolve: salt, sugar, punch powder mix, etc. Does not dissolve: vegetable oil, sand, dirt, syrup, etc.

Properties

100

What does "properties" mean when referring to solids and liquids.

Properties means the way you can describe a solid or liquid. Properties are the characteristics of a solid or liquid.

200

Name 5 properties that describe a solid.

Open ended. Answer may vary.

300

Name 5 properties that describe a liquid.

Open ended. Answers may vary.

400

List 5 properties of a rock.

Answers may vary. Hard, rough, lumpy, gray, white, black, heavy, light, big, small, wide, flat, etc.

500

List 5 properties of a building.

Answers may vary. Smooth, rough, hard, big, tall, short, wide, colorful, long, etc.

Matter

100

What is matter?

Matter is anything that takes up space. Everything including you is matter!

200

List the three states of matter.

Solids, Liquids, and Gases

300

Name a state of matter and an example of that state.

Open ended. Answer may vary.

400

Name 10 things that are made up of matter that are in our classroom.

Answers may vary. Tables, chairs, carpet, rocking chair, white board, smart board, pencils, erasers, markers, cubbies, color pencils, toys, turtles, turtle tank, folders, glue, highlighters, etc.

500

Name 10 things that are made up of matter that are outside.

Answers may vary. Trees, leaves, cars, playgrounds, benches, pools, ponds, rivers, bridges, oceans, birds, rabbits, ants, spiders, grass, buildings, houses, etc.

Solid or Liquid?

100

Ice Cream

Ice cream is a solid.

200

Vegetable Oil

Vegetable Oil is a liquid.

300

Soup

Soup is a liquid, but may contain solids, such as, corn, peas, beef, etc.

400

Ice cubes

Ice cubes are a solid, but when melted it becomes water which is a liquid. Ice cubes are matter that changes states.

500

Syrup

Syrup is a liquid. It takes the shape of its container and pours out of its container.