An Introduction To Matter

an intro to matter for students with special needs

1. An Introduction to Matter
By Kate

2. What is matter?
•Matter is stuff. Everything is made of
matter. You, your chair, your clothes, your
food, everything! Any thing that takes up
space.
•Matter can be alive or dead.
•Matter can be solid like wood, liquid like
milk or gas like steam.
•Matter is made up of tiny parts called
atoms.

3. What is made of matter?
List five things:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

4. Matter can be alive or dead!
Alive or Animate
•People
•Animals
•Insects
•Plants and Trees
Dead or Inanimate
•Wood
•Metal
•Paper
•Plastic

5. Is it alive or dead?

6. Solid – the mug
Liquid – the coffee
Gas – the Steam
States of Matter

7. What State is It In?
Apple Juice Scissors

8. Magic Water
When water freezes
Or water boils,
It gets a different name,
It turns to ice,
It turns to steam,
But it's water just the same!

9. States of Matter for Water
Liquid
Solid Steam

10. Why does matter change from one
state to another?
Because of changes in temperature!

11. What happens when the temp
changes?
•Atoms in solids stay close together with not
much movement, like people sitting in a theater.
•As atoms become hotter they begin to flow past
each other like people in a crowd on the street,
becoming liquids.
•With more heat, the atoms separate from one
another and bounce around in space like fast-
moving dancers. This is the gaseous stage.