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SCIENCE 2
QUARTER 1– MODULE 3

“MATTER AROUND
US”

CHERRY C. LOPEZ
SLM WRITER/DEVELOPER
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The following are some reminders in using this module:
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the
module. Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities included
in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to
consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain
deep understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!

What I Need To Know

Everywhere there is an air which is considered as a state of matter

and is very important to us. We could not see it but we can feel it in
everything we do. What will happen without an air, what will happen to
us?
So breath in, breath out… and enjoy every bit of our activity
prepared for you. Good luck!
After going through this module, you are expected to learn about
Gases base on observable characteristic and the arrangement of its
molecule.

The module is divided into three lessons, namely:

 Lesson 1 – Characteristics of Gas
 Lesson 2 – Changes in the State of Matter
 Lesson 3 –Similarities and Differences between Matter
After going through this module, you are expected to be able to:
1. Describe gases based on some observable characteristics.
2. Describe the arrangement the molecules of gases.
3. Discover the changes that happen in the states of matter
4. Describe the effect of temperature in the different state of matter.
5. Identify the similarities and differences of matter.

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 What I Know

Which of the following are gasses? Choose your answer and write it
on your notebook.

Air pebbles
Basketball smoke
Bubbles steam
Glass water vapor
Milk wind

Lesson Characteristics of Gas

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It is always nice to discover new thing around us that will help us in
real life someday. Gas is the third state of matter. What is gas? What are
the characteristics of gas? Can you see them or touch them like solid and
liquid? Let’s try to find out.
In this module, you will learn what is gas and its’ characteristics. This
will help you discover many things that is very useful in everyday life.

What’s In

What are the different characteristics of gas?

Materials: fan yarn

Stick balloons (different sizes)

Procedure:
1. Open the fan. Use it to fan yourself. Observe what it produce.

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 2. Get a yarn, stick and two balloons of the same shape and size.
Inflate one balloon.
3. Tie the yarn around the middle of the stick. Tie the deflated
balloon in one end of the stick and the inflated balloon in the
other.

4. Let this set-up hang freely or suspended in the air. Observe how
the stick behaves.
5. Blow air into the other balloon. Observe what happens to them.

Investigate:
1. What did you feel on your face when you fanned yourself?
_________________________________________________________________
2. What happened to the different balloons when you blew air into
them?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
3. How many shape and size have you seen? What are they?
________________________________________________________________
4. How can you describe gas?
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________

What’s New

Have you heard of Earth’s atmosphere? It is a layer of gases that

surround the Earth. It contains the oxygen that we inhale, as well as the
carbon dioxide that we exhale. The air inside the balloons is an example of
gas. Just like liquid, gas has no definite shape. It takes the shape of the
container where you put it in.

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Can gaseous material occupy space?

You need
Deflated balloon

Do This
1. Blow air into the deflated balloon.
2. Hold the opening of the balloon for a while.
3. Then, release the air from the balloon.

Answer the following question:

1. Do you hear or feel the air coming out?

______________________________________________
2. What happens to the balloon after the air has come out?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
3. Can you explain what happened to the air? Where did it go?
How did it happen?
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________
4. Based on this activity, What did you learned?
I have learned that______________________________________
_________________________________________________________

Answer with YES or NO.

1. Does air take the shape of its container?________

2. Does it have mass or weight? _________
3. Does it occupy space? __________
4. Is it colorless? __________
5. Is it tasteless? __________

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 What Is It

Gas is also a state of matter.

Analyze the picture below.

The molecules of the gaseous materials are very far apart from one
another. There are lots of spaces between particles. Most of the gasses we
know are odorless and colorless but there are gases that also gives
unpleasant smell which are not good for our health. Some of these came
from smoke from cigarette, smoke from vehicles and industrial factories.
This gas is called carbon dioxide.

What’s More

ACTIVITY 1: If the gas molecules are far apart, can you compress them
inside a container?

You Need
Deflated balloon

Do This
1. Get a balloon. Blow air into the balloon.
2. After inflating it into your desired size, try to blow some more air into
it.

Answer the following questions:

1. Can you compress the air inside the balloon?
______________________________________________________
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 2. Based on this activity, What did you learned?
I have learned that______________________________________
_________________________________________________________

ACTIVITY 2: There are many gases in our atmosphere. What do you think is
the most important gas for man to survive on this planet? Explain your
answer.
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________

What I Have Learned

 Gas does not have a definite shape and size.

 Gas spreads out to fill its container.
 Air fills and moves freely in the container.

What I Can Do

Do this in separate sheet of paper. Draw at least 3 or objects that

shows the presence of gas.

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 Assessment

Let’s see what else you have learned?

Tell if the following objects are solid, liquid or gas. Put S, L or G.

_________1. Rock _________6. Pillow

_________2. lotion _________7. Steam
_________3. Oxygen _________8. Wood
_________4. Water vapor _________9. Carbon dioxide
_________5. Juice drink _________10. Glue

Additional Activities

Add this to your portfolio. The air is an important gaseous matter. How
can we take good care of the air around us? Make a Poster how we can
take care of our environment. Color it. Do in a separate sheet of paper.

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 Lesson CHANGES IN THE STATE
OF MATTER
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Let’s try to find out how matter undergo physical changes are
affected by temperature.

What’s In

Identify the state of matter. Write S for solid, L for liquid and G for
gas.
1. Melted ice cream -_______________
2. Melted butter - ___________________
3. Water vapor - ____________________
4. Ice in the freezer - ________________
5. Gelatin - _________________________

What’s New

Solid turns into liquid when it is heated like the butter, ice candy and
chocolates. Liquid turns to gas when heated like the water turns to water
vapor when it boils, bodies of water like sea, lake and river turns to water
vapor when heated by the rays of the sun. This process is called
evaporation. The liquid turns to solid when it is cooled just like the water
when you put in to the freezer it becomes ice. When water vapor cools
and falls down as rain, this process is called condensation. The continuous
evaporation and condensation of water cycle.
Gaseous matter becomes liquid when it is cooled like the water
vapor in the atmosphere gather together and become clouds.

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 condensation

precipatation

evaporation

What Is It

Lets find outthe effect of heat on some solid.

You need:
Candle match butter
spoon ice chocolate candy

Do This:
1. Ask the help of your parent or guardian in doing this activity.

2. Scoop a small amount of butter with a spoon.

3. Heat the spoon directly over the lighted candle.
4. Observe the butter. Do the same activity with ice and with
chocolate candy.

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 Answer the following questions:
1. What happen to the butter when heat was applied?
a.Did the butter change its shape?
b. Did it change its state?
2. What happens to the other kinds of solid?
3. What have you learned based on this activity?

What’s More

ACTIVITY 1: Fill in the blanks with correct answer. Choose from solid, liquid
and gas.

1. Butter will change from _________ to ____________ when

heated.
2. Water will change from ____________ to ___________ when
boiled.
3. Water will change from ____________ to ___________ when
cooled
4. Ice cream will change from _____________ to ___________
when place under the sun.
5. Oil will change from ____________ to _____________ when
placed inside the freezer.

ACTIVITY 2: Identify the following.

_______________1. This is the process of changing water into water vapor.

_______________2. This is the process of changing water vapor into liquid

state.
_______________3. The continous process of changing water into water
vapor and back to water.

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 What I Have Learned

 Solid can become liquid when heated

 Liquid can become gas when heated
 Gas can become liquid when cooled
 Liquid can become solid when cooled

What I Can Do

The air is an important gaseous matter. How can we take good care
of the air around us? Make a Poster how we can take care of our
environment. Color it. Do in a separate sheet of paper.

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 Assessment

Read each questions carefully. Choose the letter of the correct

answer.
___________1. Which matter does not belong to the group.
a. Bed c. hot milk
b. Glass d. wood
___________2. Why does a one hollow block heavier than a 1 glass of
water.
a. It is a solid
b. It has more mass
c. It has a definite shape
d. It has a definite volume
___________ 3. What state of matter is inside a bicycle tire?
a. Solid c. gas
b. Liquid d. none of the above
___________ 4. Which characteristics of matter cannot be seen by the eyes?
a. The bed is soft c. The apple is red
b. The paper is smooth d. The wind is cold
____________5. Why can’t we add more water into a pile that is already full
of water?
a. The pile is empty c. it has no more space
b. The pile is so big d. it has more mass

Additional Activities

Cut or draw a picture of solid, liquid and gas that can change
when affected by temperature. Compress pictures in a separate sheet.
Nme: ____________________

Your cuttings or drawings

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 Lesson Similarities and
Differences between
3 Matter
Let’s try to find out more about similarities and differences of matter.

What’s In

Describe the following object. Put a check on the characteristics of matter.

Object color Weight size State of
matter
Cotton
Water
Pebbles
Cooking gas
Paper

What’s New

There are two general properties of matter that share alike. All kinds
of matter have mass. Mass is the amount of matter present in an object’s
weight. In our previous activities, we measured the weight of a given
object. All kinds of matter occupy their own space. The amount of space
occupied by matter is called Volume. Big objects occupy bigger space
hence, they have bigger volume. Small object occupy small space
because they have small volume.
Aside from these two, other properties such as ability to flow or having
their own shape, differ from object to object. Therefore, we can see
objects of different color, shape, sizes and textures all around us.

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 What Is It

Activity 1: What are the similarities of solid, liquid and gas?

Materials:
Example of solid – pebble/ stone
Liquid – glass of water, milk or juice
Gas - balloon

Procedure:
1. Study each example of matter.
2. In the chart below, answer YES or NO in each question asked?

Characteristics Solid Liquid Gas

1. Does it have color?
2. Does it have weight?
3. Does it have its own shape?
4. Does it occupy its own space?
5. Can you easily hold it in your hand?
6. Does flow from one container to
another?

Investigate:
1. Which characteristics are shared by all matter?
________________________________________________________________
2. How do they differ in color?
_________________________________________________________________
3. Which state of matter will escape easily if you hold them in your
hand?
________________________________________________________________
4. What properties that all kinds of matter share alike?
_________________________________________________________________

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Activity 2 : How do Solid Liquid and gas differ?

Materials: Example of solid – pebble/ stone

Liquid – glass of water, milk or juice
Gas - balloon

Procedure:
1. Look at the different materials you prepared.
2. Tell which of them can be:
a. Held by the hand
b. Poured from one container to another.
c. Trapped or contained easily

Investigate:
1. Which of the materials can be held by hands?
_______________________________________________________________
2. Which one can be poured easily?
_______________________________________________________________
3. What state of matter can easily escape into the atmosphere?
_______________________________________________________________
4. How do solid, liquid and gas differ?
_______________________________________________________________

What’s More

ACTIVITY 1: Draw the molecules of the different state of matter inside

each objects. Do this in separate sheet.

Molecules of solid Molecules of liquid Molecules of gas

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ACTIVITY 2: Classify the pictures in each column below. Write only the
letter.

A B C D

Occupies Space With Mass/Weight

What I Have Learned

 Everything around us is matter.

 Matter has similarities and differences.
 They all have small particles called molecules.
 The arrangement of molecules in solid, liquid and
gas differ from one another.


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 What I Can Do

Identify important matter that is used in our daily living. Choose your
answer from the box.

Bath soap carbon dioxide oxygen

Bible dictionary water

____________1. A gas used for breathing.

____________ 2. A liquid to quench our thirst
____________ 3. A solid we used for cleaning our body everyday.
____________ 4. A solid we used for preaching the good news about
God.
____________ 5. A gas which is harmful to our health because it cause
pollution.

Assessment

Match each term to its definition. Write only the letter of your answer.
Do this in separate sheet of paper.

a. Characteristic d. matter
b. Gas e. molecular structure
c. Liquid f. solid

___________1. Oxygen is an example of this kind.

___________2. It is the arrangement of molecule in matter.
___________3. It is anything that occupies space and it has mass.
___________4. It has definite shape, it occupies space and it has mass.
___________5. It follows the shape of the container and can be poured.

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 Additional Activities

Connect with Arts: Draw 2 example of each state of matter.

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Additional Assessment
Activities 1. C
2. B
Answer May 3. C
4. D
Vary. 5. C
What I Can What’s More What Is It Whats In
Do Activity 1 Activity 2 ANSWER MAY VARY 1. L
1. Solid to Liquid 1. Evaporation 2. L
Answer May Vary. 2. Liquid to gas 2. Condensation 3. G
3. Liquid to solid 3. Water cycle 4. S
4. Solid to liquid 5. S
5. Liquid to solid
LESSON 2
Additional Assessment What I Can
Activity 1. S 6. S Do
2. L 7. G
Answer may vary Teachers Discretion
3. G 8. S
Teachers Discretion 4. G 9. G
5. L 10. L
Whats More Whats New Whats In What I Know
Activity 1 and 2: Investigate : Teachers Descretion Answer may vary Air smoke bubbles
Answer May Vary. Yes or No Teachers Discretion Steam water vapor
1. Yes 4.Yes wind
2. Yes 5.Yes
3. Yes
LESSON 1
Answer Key
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References
Additional Assessment
Activities 1. B
2. E
Answer May 3. D
Vary. 4. F
5. C
What I Can Do What’s More
1. OXYGEN Activity 1 Activity 2 : Teachers Discretion
2. WATER
3. BATH SOAP
4. BIBLE
5. CARBON DIOXIDE
What Is It Whats In
Activity 1 and 2 Object color Weight size State of
Teachers Discretion matter
Cotton / / / SOLID
Water / LIQUID
Pebbles / / / SOLID
Cooking gas / GAS
Paper / / / SOLID
LESSON 3