ShareChanges in Matter - Looking for Details
The states of solid, liquid and gas
are not the only physical properties of matter.
Physical properties include any observations that you can make about a substance using your five senses.
Pretend
you are observing a spoonful of salt.
What do you notice?
Salt is solid, hard, white, and made of small grains.
All of these observations, including the taste are physical properties.
If you look very closely or use a magnifying glass,
you will notice that
salt grains are small square boxes. These are
all physical properties of salt.
Try it!
With
a partner, play a guessing game using physical properties. Think of
an object. Describe the object’s physical properties one at a
time. Remember to use the five senses in your descriptions. Your partner
should try to guess what the object is using as few clues as possible. - Some countries do not have root beer. Write a description of the physical properties of root beer for someone who has never tasted it. Include all of the five senses in your descriptions.
