Properties of Matter

How do you measure what you can't see? You're made with a million parts. The state everyone lives in, and more. Includes a unit introduction, Properties of Matter-Why does matter matter? IDENTIFYING MATTER-What is the first word you think of for a skunk, a diamond, or apiece of sandpaper? You've just thought of properties of those kinds of matter. AMOUNTS COUNT-Try measuring matter with hands, spans, fathoms, and metrics. ATOMS, THE BUILDING BLOCKS OF MATTER-What is more than a million times smaller than the width of a human hair? ATOMS ON THE MOVE-No matter how still something seems, it's really moving. MIX IT, BEAT IT, BAKE IT, EAT IT!-Combinations of matter can be as different as tasty treats and destructive rust. UNIT WRAP UP.-How to use, not abuse, the matter in our world.