Lesson: Characteristics of Matter Science • First Year of Preparatory School

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In this lesson, we will learn how to describe matter, the various characteristics matter can exhibit, and the importance these have in applications.

Students will be able to

describe what matter is,
state different characteristics that can be used to describe matter,
explain the melting and boiling points of a substance,
describe, with examples, how the hardness of substances can differ,
describe, with examples, how the thermal and electrical conductivity of substances can differ,
know how the chemical reactivity of metals can vary using the reaction with oxygen as an example,
provide examples that show how the application of a substance is related to its physical or chemical characteristics.