Matter

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Matter
Solids
Liquids
Gases
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Characteristics of Solids
Particles are close together
Solids stay put until someone moves them
Molecules dont move unless I brake or crack them
Some have elasticity or can stretch like rubber
bands
Some have plasticity - can change shape like clay

Most cannot change shape easily
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Leather bucket
Television
Bridge over river
Picket fence
Bottle
Door
Clock
Student lunch tray
Necklace
Tooth and its root
Picture frame
House
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Glasses
Bone
Dinner plate
Video camera
Lunchbox
Computer monitor, hard drive, and keyboard
Porcelain commode
Measuring tape
Skeleton
Book
Disk
DVD player
Bed
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Characteristics of Liquids
Particles have a little space between them.
Liquids will spill or run or spread out (can be
poured).
Liquids take the shape of their containers.
Molecules will slip, slide, or move over or
around other molecules.
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Kool-Aid
Raw egg yolk
Cement pouring into foundation
Drops of human blood
ketchup
Half pint carton of milk
Jar of liquid paint
Hydraulic fluid in lift so mechanic can work
under the vehicle
Hand cream
mustard
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Liquid hand
soap
Lava running down side of volcano
perfume
Rust out spray
Hair gel
Fingernail polish and brush
honey
Salad dressing
Oil for guns
Vinegar oil
Home heating oil
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Charactericistics of Gases
Gas molecules or particles are quite far apart.
Gas molecules spread out and float in different
directions.
Gas will spread out in all directions (will not
pour).
This form of matter will fill the whole
container.
In most cases, gas is invisible to the necked eye
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Carbon dioxide and Carbon monoxide from smoke
Hydrogen in Zeppelin
Vapors from atomic bombs mushroom cloud
helium
Helium in blimp
Gases exploding from volcano
Air pump used to fill tires on truck
Carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide from house
fire
Air pumped into mattress
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sulfur dioxide
Steam or water vapor
gases swirling
Inhaler for breathing
Industrial factory
gases swirling
Bug spray
Florescent lights and argon
Carbon dioxide
steam
Hot air balloon
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Prepared and Produced by third and fourth
graders in a combination class at Banoak
Elementary School in Catawba County, North
Carolina.
The class was divided into three groups with a
leader in each. The groups brainstormed objects
to draw in the Paint Program on the
computer. Each group then combined their drawings
and developed a collage for their illustrations