Lesson 9 of 84 · Matter

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Properties of Objects

🧪Lab Brief #9

Properties of Objects.

🎯 Your mission

Master the concept. Use it tomorrow.

⚡ The twist

Mixing two safe things doesn't always make a safe thing.

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Mind = Blown

💧 Hot water can freeze faster than cold water under the right conditions. Nobody fully understands why.

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Make a hypothesis first

Predict: will the mixture get hotter, colder, or stay the same?

What You'll Learn

Objects can be described by their properties: color, size, shape, texture, weight, and flexibility.

Key Words

dissolve
heat
cool

Steps

Step 1 — Read

Look at the picture and read the labels.

Step 2 — Do

Collect 10 small objects. Sort them into groups: solid, liquid, or gas.

Step 3 — Observe

Draw a picture of what you observe.

Step 4 — Record

Share your results with a partner.

Check Your Understanding

Question 1

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Which is a gas?

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Where you see this in real life

Your toothpaste, your soap, even your breakfast involves this.

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Ask a grown-up to help you mix two safe kitchen things. Predict what will happen first.

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For the dinner table

“What's something we cook that mixes things together this way?”

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