5th PrimaryNatural Science

THE MATTER

THE MATTERWhat is matter?Everything that has a place in the space.

GENERAL PROPERTIESAll the things that are matter have these 2 properties:

- Mass- Volume

MASSDEFINITION: It’s the quantity of matterINSTRUMENT: Scale or balanceUNIT OF MEASURAMENT: KILOGRAMES

VOLUMEDEFINITION: The volume is the space

that ocuppies a bodyINSTRUMENT: graduated container UNIT OF MEASURAMENT: LITRES

SPECIFIC PROPERTIES: HARDNESS: It is difficult to scratch

FLEXIBILITY: It can be deformed and then it can recover the same shape

FRAGILITY: It is easy to break

DENSITY: the relation between mass and volume

EXAMPLES

QUESTIONSWhat is the matter?Is air matter?Is a mobile phone matter?Is the light matter?Is the door matter?Is the happiness matter?What are the two general properties of matter?What of the 4 specific properties of matter

does the glass have?What of the 4 specific properties of matter

does the diamond have?

ACTIVITIES 1. Complete the sentences:

The matter is everything that has a __________ in the space. It has _______ general properties: _________ and volume. The mass can be measure with a ___________ and the volume with a _______________________. The unit to measure the mass is the ______________ and to measure the volume is the _____________

litres – two – graduated recipent – place – balance – kilograme - mass

ACTIVITIES2. Write 2 object with the following properties

of matter. Use comparatives

Example: the iron is harder than the wood

HardnessFlexibility FragilityDensity

JOURNALWhat do you remember about today’s

class? Write at least 4 sentences