3rd Grade matter

Everything that we can see, touch, smell, or feel.  Anything that has mass and takes up space.

• Mass

• Matter

• Phase

• Property

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5

A small portion of matter that cannot be seen unless magnified.

• Matter

• Mass

• Transfer

• Particle

Which action would show that air has mass and volume?

• jumping in a pool of water and letting your body dry in the wind

• watching the wind move a sailboat across a lake

  
  

• pulling an open plastic bag throughout the air and then closing it

  
  

• filling a bowl with hot water and then setting it outside in cool air

  
  

The picture shows a student pushing a cup with paper into water. 

After the cup is pushed all the way down, why does the paper stay dry?

• The paper is too small

  
  

• Air in the cup is warm.

  
  

• The paper is waterproof.

  
  

• Air in the cup takes up space.

  
  

Which of these is evidence that air is made of particles of matter?

• You can feel wind against your face.

• You can see through the atmosphere into space.

  
  

• On a hot day, the air feels warmer than water in a lake.

  
  

• When you drop a heavy object in the air, it falls until it hits a hard surface.

  
  

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-1

Matter that has a certain shape and volume.  The particles are packed tightly together.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Matter that is free flowing and assumes the shape of the container that holds them.  Particles are more spread out than in a solid.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Mass

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

Matter that does not have a fixed volume or shape.  That depends on the shape of the container the gas is in.  Takes up all available space.

• Solid

• Liquid

• Gas

• Mass

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

A student pours water from a bucket into a fish tank.

As the water fills the tank, which of these will most likely happen?

• • The tank will decrease in mass.

• • The bucket will increase in volume.

• • The water will become a different color.

• • The water will take on a different shape.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What do ice, a rock, and a piece of aluminum have in common?

• They are all solids.

• They are all minerals.

  
  

• They are all liquids.

  
  

• They are all elements.