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Activity 1
Which is matter, which is not?
Objectives:
After performing this activity, you should be able to:
1. describe common properties of matter;
2. distinguish matter from non-matter; and
3. develop the skill of measuring mass.
Materials Needed:
1 teaspoon sugar in a plastic cup or small beaker
½ cup tapwater
1 piece, stone or small rock
1 piece, ball (basketball, volleyball, or small beach ball)
3 pieces of leaves (from any plant or tree)
5 small wide-mouthed bottles or cups or 150-mL or 200-mL beakers
1 platform balance or weighing scale
1 small air pump
Procedure:
1. Among the materials displayed in front of you, which do you think is classified as
matter? Put a check (√) under the appropriate column in Table 1. You may make a
table similar to the one below. With your group mates, discuss the reason to
explain your answer for each sample. Write your answer in the last column.
Table 1.Identifying which is matter
2. If your group cannot agree on a common answer, you may put a check mark under
“not sure” and write all the reasons given by the members of your group.
Q1. What similarities do you observe among the first five given samples? Write
these common characteristics.