4. Solids Hold their own shape Contains Length Width Depth Is not able to be hollow Can only change shape by being broken or crushed. Microsoft Clip Art
5. Liquids Takes shape of container Flows Not easily compressible Darkpatator. “Zan Water.” February 19, 2007 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution.
6. Gases Also referred to as vapor Has mass Does not have a shape Compressible Flows easily Spacepleb. “An absinthe of light.” October 19, 2006 via Flickr, Creative Commons Attribution
7. Experiment #1 Pair up Gather the following materials One of each of the glass containers A pitcher of water What container do you believe holds the most? Explain why you think that.
8. Fill one of the containers with water. Pour that container into the next container. Did it fill it all the way? Was there some water left over? Repeat the previous step with the last container. Record your findings. ?
10. Recap Visual illusions make containers appear larger or smaller. Liquid take the shape of container. Microsoft Clip Art Microsoft Clip Art
11. Experiment #2 With your partner gather the following materials Graduated flask Bucket Pan to catch the water from the bucket A pop bottle full of water. Microsoft Clip Art
12. Fill the bucket all the way up with water. Put the pan under the bucket. Gently place the pop bottle in the bucket of water. Carefully remove the bucket from the pan. Measure the water in the pan.
13. Overview The amount of water that spilled out is the volume of the pop bottle. Example: 250 ml of water means the pop bottle contained 250 ml of mass. Microsoft Clip Art
14. Experiment #3 Hold your hand in front of your mouth Breathe through your mouth on to your hand. This is a state of matter! What state of matter is it? Gas!
15. Scavenger hunt Find within the school Three different solids Two different liquids One gas
