What is Matter Made Of?

5th GradeScience60 min

Learning Objective

I can describe how matter is made of particles too small to be seen.

Lesson Flow

Watch Video

10 min

What Is Matter? - Intro to Mass and Volume for Kids

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Guided Notes

12 min

Key concepts students will learn:

  • Matter is anything in the universe that has mass and takes up space.

  • Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.

  • All matter is made of tiny particles called atoms, which are too small to see without special equipment.

Practice

18 min

12 questions • Multiple choice & Short answer & True/false

Exit Ticket

5 min

Draw a tiny dot on a piece of paper. Explain how many atoms could fit inside that dot and what this tells us about matter.

Teacher Guide

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