MATTER (Unit 6-Science Y5)

Today we are going to start a new unit MATTER.

First to get to know more about Matter we are going to watch this video:

Where can we find matter in the universe?

Everywhere because everything is made of matter

What are tiny particles called that matter is made of?

Atoms

Then, we are going to visit this webpage:

http://www.wikisaber.es/Contenidos/LObjects/what_is_matterEN/index.html

You can visit this page:

An element is matter which consists of only one type of atom.

A compound is matter which consists of more than one kind of atom.

TYPES OF MATTER

 Are made up of a single type  of element or compound.

 Are made up of several pure substances.

PROPERTIES OF MATTER

General properties: All matter has general properties like mass and volume.

Characteristic properties: Properties like odour, colour, shininness and density are characteristic.