STATES

OF
MATTER
Grade 3

OBJECTIVES:

Know what is matter

Identify and recall
the 3 primary states
of matter: Solid,
Liquid, and Gas
Explain the
characteristics and
properties of each
state of matter
Provide examples of
common substances
that represent each
state of matter
What is
Matter?
Is anything that has
mass and takes up
space .

SOLID
A solid is the
simplest state of
matter.
It always looks the
same and take up the
same amount of
space.
LIQUID
It is the most fluid
and ever-changing
state of matter.
It always takes up
the same amount
of space and take
the shape of its
container
GAS
It is the most
complex and
difficult to
understand state of
matter.
It does not always
weigh the same or
take up the same
amount of space.
However, like a
liquid, a gas will
always take the shape
of its container, no
matter the size or
shape of that
container.
Examples of
Gases
PROPERTIES OF
MATTER


PROPERTIES OF
MATTER

SOLID
It has a definite shape.
It has definite mass.
It has definite volume.

LIQUID
It does not have definite shape
It has definite mass
It has a definite volume
GAS
It does not have a definite shape.
It does not have a definite mass.
It does not have a definite volume.

Questions:
1. Give me 3 examples of Solid, Liquid, and
Gas.
2. How do you define Solid, Liquid, and
Gas.

Assignments:
Bring your materials tomorrow (balloon,
wáter, Stone).
Research for the other states of matter.