matter

1. UNIT 5: MATTER
NATURAL SCIENCE
5TH OF PRIMARY

2. 2 PROPERTIES OF MATTER: MASS AND VOLUME
 MASS
 The quantity of matter that an object has.
 It is measured in KILOGRAMES
 You can use a BALANCE
 VOLUME
 The space that an object occupies
 It is measured in LITRES
 You can use a GRADUATED RECIPIENT

3. PROPERTIES OF MATTER
 Hardness – The diamond is very hard. It is difficult to scratch
 Fragility – The glass is fragil. (glass of water). It is very easy to break.
 Resistance – The wood and the iron are resistant materials. It is difficult to break.
 Conductor – Metal is conductor. It transports the heat.
 Non – conductor – Wood is non conductor. It doesn’t transport the heat.
 Elasticity - A hairband is elastic. It can be deformed, and then recover the initial position.
 Transparence – The glass is transparent. (the window). You can look through the window.
 Density – relation between mass and volumen. The water has more density than the oil

4. QUESTIONS
 What property of matter is measured with litres?
 What property of matter is measured with a balance?
 What property of matter does the glass have?
 What property of matter does the diamond have?
 What property of matter do the oil and water have?

5. ACTIVITIES
 Complete the sentence with the words form the box:
Matter has two properties: _____________ and _____________. The mass is measured in
_________________. You can use a ___________________. The ___________________ is measured in
litres. You can use a _____________________
 Match the characteristics:
VOLUME – BALANCE – MASS – VOLUME – KILOGRAMES – GRADUATED RECIPIENT

6. JOURNAL
 Write three sentences about today’s class