What is Matter Made Of?
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Objective
I can describe how matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
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Key concepts
3 concepts
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Matter is anything in the universe that has mass and takes up space.
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Mass is the amount of matter in an object, while volume is the amount of space that an object takes up.
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All matter is made of tiny particles called atoms, which are too small to see without special equipment.
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Practice
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What two properties must something have to be considered matter?
Which of the following has more mass?
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Exit ticket
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“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.”
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