States of Matter
1. States of Matter
solid – pepejal matter exist in the
1.1 Understanding that
Pupils classify objects and
Pupils
Suggested objects and
liquid – cecair form of solid, liquid
materials into solid, liquid
materials for pupils to
gas – gas or gas.
and gas. Pupils discuss and
• classify objects
classify are:
give reasons for their
and materials into
Inflated balloon,deflated
water vapour – wap air
classification.
three states of
balloon, stone, cooking
evaporation – penyejatan
matter.
oil, milk, water, paper,
condensation – kondensasi
Pupils study the properties of
paper clip, ruler, glue and water cycle – kitar air
solid by:
bicycle pump.
interchangeable – boleh
a) weighing various kinds of
• state the
saling bertukar
solids,
properties of solid.
syringe - picagari
b) measuring the volumes of various kinds of solids,
c) putting various types of solids into containers of various shapes.
Pupils discuss and conclude the properties of solids, i.e. a solid:
a) has mass,
b) has fixed volume,
c) has fixed shape.
Pupils study the properties of
• state the
liquids by:
properties of
a) weighing various kind of
liquid.
liquids,
b) measuring the volumes of liquids,
c) pouring liquid into containers of various
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Pupils discuss and conclude the properties of liquids, i.e.
a liquid:
a) has mass,
b) has fixed volume,
c) has no permanent shape but takes the shape of its
Examples of liquids:
container.
a) water
b) milk
Pupils observe the flow of
• state that some
c) condensed milk
different liquids as they are
liquids flow faster
d) cooking oil
poured into containers.
than others.
e) tomato sauce
f) cordial
Pupils discuss to conclude
g) shampoo
that some liquids flow faster
h) glue
than others.
Pupils study the properties of
• state the
gas by:
properties of gas.
a) balancing two inflated balloons on a stick and puncturing one of the balloons,
b) inflating balloons of different shapes,
c) observing smoke in a closed container then placing an inverted container on it. Removing the cover of the first
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container and observe how smoke moves from a container to another inverted container placed directly over it,
d) feeling the pressure of gas in a syringe when its plunges is pushed down with nozzle closed.
Pupils discuss and conclude the properties of gas, i.e. gas
a) has mass,
b) has no fixed shape but takes the shape of its container,
c) occupies space and has no fixed volume,
d) can be compressed.
evaporation-penyejatan matter can change
1.2 Understanding that
Pupils carry out the following Pupils
Additional observation:
condensation-kondensasi from one state to
activities to observe the
a) melting butter,
freezing-pembekuan another
change of the state of
• state that water
b) melting ice cream.
matter:
can change its
melting –
a) allowing ice to melt,
state.
peleburan
b) heating water until it boils,
c) collecting water vapour, allowing it to cool and making it freeze.
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Pupils discuss and conclude
• conclude that
that:
water can exist in
a) water can change from
any of the three
one state to another,
states of matter.
b) water can exist as solid, liquid and gas.
Pupils discuss the process
• identify the
Evaporation occurs at the
involved when a matter
processes
surface of a liquid at any
changes from one state to
involved when a
temperature.
another, i.e.
matter changes
from one state to
a) melting,
another.
b) boiling,
c) evaporation,
d) condensation,
e) freezing.
Pupils investigate and
• identify factors that
discuss the factors that
affect the rate of
affect how fast water
evaporation of
evaporates e.g.
water.
a) hot weather
b) windy
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cloud – awan water cycle
1.3 Understanding the
Pupils view computer
Pupils
simulation to study the
water cycle –
formation of clouds and rain.
• describe how
kitaran air
clouds are formed.
Pupils discuss and explain
• describe how rain
the changes in the state of
is formed.
matter in the water cycle.
Pupils view computer
• explain how water
simulation on how water is
is circulated in the
circulated in the
environment.
environment.
• explain the
Pupils discuss the
importance of
importance of water cycle.
water cycle.
1.4 Appreciating the
Pupils view video about:
Pupils
importance of
a) the importance of water
water resources
for living things,
• give reasons why
b) the effects of human
we need to keep
activities on quality of
our water
water supply.
resources clean.
Pupils gather information on how to keep our water
• describe ways to
resources clean and present
keep our water
it in the form of folio.
resources clean.
Pupils draw posters to show appreciation that water is an important resource.
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