MATTER IS SPECIAL ACTIVITY

Purpose- to see if students analyze things and see different properties of matter like
color and differentiate them from other things.

Materials

(Tell each student to bring an item from home)
4 students item
foam
rock
water bottle
nickel (or any coin)

Procedure

1) Start with the rock and tell students to fill out the chart

2) Next is the foam and tell students to fill out the chart

3) Repeat with the other materials and the other four student items















Properties Roc
k
Foa
m
Wat
er
Coin Studen
t 1
Stude
nt 2
Studen
t 3
Studen
t 4
Color

Size

Mallatable

Ductility

Shininess

Clearness

Temperatu
re

Hardness

Smoothne
ss

Other
Properties




Conclusions

1. What property of matter was analyzed about the rock?

2. Are all three properties of matter used?

3. Does the color effect on its property of matter?

4. Which property of matter is evaluated for the foam?

5. If the water was put in the freezer, what would be its new property of matter?