Matter and materials

What is matter? All the objects around us, including all living and non-living things, are made of matter. Matter is everything that has a weight and a volume. The quantity of matter that an object has is its mass or weight. [...]

Different materials have different properties. The properties of a material tell us which material it is. The properties also tell us what objects we can make from it. [...]

Using materials The objects we use are made from different materials. The following materials are the ones that we use the most often. Plastic Plastic is an artificial material. We use oil to make plastic. [...]

What are minerals? Minerals are natural materials that we find under the ground and in rocks. There are many different minerals. Each mineral has different properties. The properties tell us which mineral it is. [...]

What are rocks? Rocks are natural materials that are made up of one or more minerals. For example, marble is made up of one mineral, calcite. Granite is made up of three minerals: quartz, feldspar and mica. [...]

Everything around us is made of matter. Matter can be solid, like a table, liquid, like milk, or gas, like the air. All matter is made of different materials. Some things are made of wood, like a pencil. [...]

Use measuring instruments What do we need? A tape measure or a ruler. Digital scales. A test tube with water. A nail. A cork. A marble. A pencil. [...]

Everything around us is made of matter. Matter can be solid, like a table, liquid, like milk, or gas, like the air. All matter is made of different materials. Some things are made of wood, like a pencil. [...]