© Mr. Kent
UIM
6th grade science
All rights reserved.
Goal ladder diagram-Exam Year 2002 – Item 57
AIM: What is matter?
Big idea:
How do matter and energy interact
to produce weather patterns?
Glencoe p. 104-108
HW
p. 130
Using vocabulary #1,2
checking concepts #11
New terms:
• Matter is anything that takes up space and
has mass
• Atoms are the smallest particle of matter.
The 3 states of matter are:
• Solids have a definite shape and volume.
• Liquids have a definite volume but not
shape.
• Gases have neither a definite shape or
volume.
3
The Movement of Particles
• Each state of matter is determined by how much
energy the particles have.
• Solid State= particles vibrate in a fixed position and remain close
together to give a definite shape.
• Liquid State= particles move much faster and have enough energy to
slide past one another.
• Gas State= Particles take up as much space as possible and will spread
out to fill any container.
How is the space between the
atoms different in each phase?
Examples of atoms in the 3
phases of matter
Group work:
• Describe the solid, liquid, and gas samples
Levels 1 and 2:
Draw pictures of the atoms in the phase matter and
use phrases to describe the particles’ movement
and the volume/shape of the phase of matter
Levels 3 and 4:
Draw pictures of the atoms in the phase of matter
and use sentences to describe the particles’
movement and the volume/shape of the phase of
matter
Independent work:
p. 108 Concept map
Draw a Venn diagram filling in
the characteristics of solids,
liquids, and gases.
3 phases of matter Venn diagram
1. Label the area as solid, liquid, or
gas outside the circle,
2. Write the characteristics about the
shape and volume inside the circle