3 TERM

MATTER:
CHANGES AND
PROPERTIES
INDICATOR 2
SCIENCE

Objective

Learning objective

To
explore
the
environment to identify
matter structure, matter
properties and changes,
recognizing God as the
creator of Matter.

Compare properties
and
changes
in
matter and admire
them as part of God
s creation.

Biblical principle
Genesis 1:1-2
New King James Version (NKJV)
In the beginning God created the heavens and the
earth. 2 Now the earth was formless and empty,
darkness was over the surface of the deep, and
the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.

MATTER
PROPERTIES

MATTER

Physical and Chemical changes

Physical changes do not cause a substance to become a
fundamentally different substance. Chemical changes, on the other
hand, cause a substance to change into something entirely new.
Chemical changes are typically irreversible, but that is not always the
case.

EXAMPLES:
State changes are physical.
Cutting, tearing, shattering, and grinding are physical.
Mixing together substances is physical.
Gas bubbles forming is chemical.
Precipitates forming is chemical.
Rotting, burning, cooking, and rusting (for example) are chemical.
Changes of color or release of odors (i.e. release of a gas) might
be chemical.

PROPERTIES OF MATTER
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/mat
ter/properties-of-matter.htm
CHANGES IN MATTER
http://studyjams.scholastic.com/studyjams/jams/science/mat
ter/changes-of-matter.htm

 CLASS ACTIVITY
Romans 12:1-2I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to
present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is
your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by
the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God,
what is good and acceptable and perfect.
After reading the passage, What kind of change would you like to experience?
Like a physical change, in which just a superficial part of you is modified? Or like
a chemical change, in which you will be totally renewed by a substance? Explain.

ACTIVITY TO EVALUATE

STUDY FOR QUIZ

VOLUME, MASS, AND

DENSITY
Aphysical propertyis something that describes a
substance by itself and can be observed or measured
without changing the identity of the substance.
Read the following examples:

Water can be clear, cool, and wet. Are those

physical properties? Yes, all three of them are.
Air is invisible, and you breathe it. Being
invisible is a physical property of air. But you
breathe it doesnt describe air by itself. It
describes what you do to air, so its not a physical
property of air.
A car is big and heavy. Those are two physical
properties of a car.
A book has pages with words and pictures, and
a cover. These are physical properties of a book.
You read books because you enjoy them or need
to know the information in them. This fact helps
describe how you feel about
books, but its not a physical property of books.

Mass, Volume, and Density: Any

given substance will

have a number of physical properties, but three
physical properties apply to all substances.
Mass is the amount of matter something has. It can be

measured in grams or in kilograms. Because mass is the

amount of matter something has, it does not depend on where
the thing is found. It could be on Earths surface, on top of a
mountain, or on planet Marsits mass measurement would
not change.

Density is the amount of mass something has in

relation to its volume. Density is equal to mass divided by

volume and might be
measured in grams per liter, grams per cubic centimeter,
or similar units.
Any substance will float on a liquid that has a higher
density than the liquid does. For example, vinegar has a
higher density than olive oil, so when salad dressing
separates, the oil floats on top of the vinegar.

Volume is the amount of space something

takes up. It can be measured in liters or
milliliters, or in cups, gallons, or cubic
centimeters.

 Watch the following video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GnBQ6vIutDM

You can use the triangle to calculate

measurements of mass, density and volume.
Mass = Density x Volume
Density = Mass Volume
Volume = Mass Density
Question
Work out the density of a 4 kg lump of metal
with a volume of 1.25 m3.
Solution:
Density = Mass Volume, so:
4 1.25 = 3.2 kg per m3