K21 – What is Matter?

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Class Summary

Students will learn about matter. They will learn that Jehovah created matter, all matter comes from him. They will learn what matter is and briefly touch on the different types of matter. We’ll expand on additional types of matter in the lessons to follow.

Lesson Slide

K21 – What is Matter?

Main Teaching Points

Teach about Matter, Mass and Volume:

  • Matter is stuff around us in the world.
  • Matter can be a gas, liquid or a solid.
  • Matter is anything that has weight and takes up space.
  • Matter has Mass. Mass is weight.
  • Matter has volume. Volume means it takes up space.
  • Everything on our Earth that Jehovah created is matter.
  • Matter didn’t come out of thin air, it came from Jehovah.

Discussion Questions

  • What is the difference between mass and volume?
  • What is matter?
  • Where does matter come from?
  • Can you name something that is not matter?
  • Can you name something that is matter?
  • What are the 3 different types of matter?

Vocabulary Words

  • gas: matter that fills the space it’s in, such as air
  • liquid: matter that flows and takes the shape of its container 
  • matter: anything that has weight and takes up space
  • solid: matter that keeps its shape and size