What is Matter?
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Objective
I can explain that matter is anything that has mass and takes up space.
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Warm-up video
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Practice
7 questions
Define matter in your own words.
Give an example of matter in each of the three states: solid, liquid, and gas.
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Exit ticket
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“A student says that a shadow is matter. Explain why the student is incorrect, using the definition of matter. A scientist discovers a new substance. To determine if it is matter, what two properties must the scientist measure? ”
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