Properties of Matter

Matter is made up of many different properties!  We have discovered that matter can be hard, soft, bumpy, cold, smooth, flexible, different colors, absorbent, heavy, and light.  We decided to compare different solids.  During this experiment we paid attention to texture, color, and flexibility for 10 different solid forms of matter.

We noticed that a cotton ball and a marble are both spheres, but they each have differing properties.  A cotton ball is soft, squishy, light, and does not roll.  A marble, we discovered, is hard, round, smooth, and rolls.  We also discussed where we might use a marble and where we might use a cotton ball.  A marble works best in a game, or a marble track, instead of a cotton ball.