: A creative introduction to the topic : ‘Matter’
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Answer:
Matter is defined as “that which occupies space and possesses mass.” Matter exists in three primary states: solids, liquids, and gasses. (There is a fourth state of matter, plasma, but we did not cover plasma during our states of matter unit.) In this post I share how I provided my kids with a very basic introduction to states of matter.
Answer:
Matter is defined as “that which occupies space and possesses mass.” Matter exists in three primary states: solids, liquids, and gasses. (There is a fourth state of matter, plasma, but we did not cover plasma during our states of matter unit.) In this post I share how I provided my kids with a very basic introduction to states of matter.
Explanation:
During the next lesson, I presented the liquids tray. This tray included several containers filled with water, as well as a label that said “liquid.” In sharing this tray with the kids, I used the opportunity to explain that liquids:
do not have a definite shape, but take the shape of their container
have a definite volume
have a definite mass