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Science
Quarter 3 - Module 1:
Matter and Its Properties

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Science - Grade 8
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Quarter 3 - Module 1: Matter and Its Properties
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Science
Quarter 3 - Module 1:
Matter and Its Properties

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 Lesson
Matter and Its Properties
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What I Need to Know

This module is made for you to learn more about physical states of matter and their
properties. This will lead you to explain the properties of solids, liquids, and gases based on
the particle nature of matter.
This module is based on the DepEd’s Most Essential Learning Competency in Grade
8, Quarter 3 for Week 1. You can explain the properties of solids, liquids, and gases based on
the particle nature of matter.
At the end of this module, you are expected to:
1. Describe common properties of matter.
2. Distinguish properties of matter from those of non-matter.
3. Explain what matter is made of.

What I Know
Mind Check!

It is important to know how familiar you are with the concepts in this topic. Let us
check how far you know. Answer the pre-test.

PRE-ASSESSMENT
Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. Which is anything that has mass and volume?
A. atom B. mass C. matter D. solid
2. What is matter made of?
A. mass B. particle C. substance D. volume
3. Which is the smallest particle of matter?
A. atom B. element C. compound D. substance

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4. Who believed that any piece of matter can be divided and subdivided into very small
particles?
A. Aristotle B. Dalton C. Democritus D. Knieram
5. What method of painting that uses tiny particles to come up with various effects?
A. Dot Method C. Pointillism
B. Pop Art Method D. Graffitillism
6. Which of the following is NOT an example of matter?
A. heat B. lemon juice C. oxygen D. water
7. What is the amount of space that a matter occupies?
A. volume B. mass C. weight D. height
8. What particle consists of two or more atoms?
A. atom B. element C. molecule D. ions
9. Which has the smallest particle of atom?
A. element B. ions C. molecule D. solution
10. What statement is TRUE about matter?
A. It has mass. C. It exists only as a solid.
B. It can be seen. D. It maintains its shape and size.
11. Which of the following is an example of matter?
A. air B. gravity C. sound D. sunlight
12. What statement about atom and molecule is correct? Elements can exist as________.
A. a type of solution C. a molecule
B. a type of mixture D. a building block of matter
13. Which of the following are the two major divisions of matter?
A. mass and volume C. substances and mixture
B. element and compound D. substances and elements
14. What property of a stone on Earth differs when it is on the moon?
A. volume B. mass C. weight D. height
15. Which statement best describes matter?
A. Matter has only the property of mass.
B. Everything around you are examples of matter.
C. Matter is defined as anything that takes up space.
D. Anything that occupies space and has mass is matter.

Let us get started to your new journey!

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 What’s In

In grade 7, you have learned the classification of matter. To recall, complete the
concept map using the given words on the box below. I am confident that you can do this
review task without any problem.
Directions: Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

Oxygen atoms (Different) suspension

Element muddy water homogeneous
substance solutions salt
soft drink heterogeneous paint

Mixture

Compounds

Colloid
Atom
(Same)

Figure 1. Classification of Matter

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 What’s New
Activity 1: Which is matter, which is not?

Objectives:
1. Describe common properties of matter.
2. Distinguish properties of matter from those of non-matter.
Materials:
1 teaspoon of sugar 3 pieces of leaves
¼ cup of tap water 1 piece ball (basketball, volleyball, or balloon)
1 piece stone, or small rock
Procedure:
1. Can you identify which are matter and which are not? Put a check under the appropriate
column in table 1. You may state the reason of identifying matter or non-matter. Number 1 is
done for you.
Is the sample matter
Sample Yes No Not Reason for your answer
sure
Air inside the ball √ It occupies space and has mass.
Heat
Leaves
Stone
Sound
Sugar granules
Sunlight
Water
Table 1. Identifying which is matter.

Questions:
1. Which samples have no measurable mass?
___________________________________________________
2. Which samples occupy space?
___________________________________________________
3. Which of the samples are matter? What are their common characteristics?
___________________________________________________

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 What Is It

Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. Matter may be either living or
non-living, has an odor or no odor and can be detected using our senses. Matter is what the
world is made of. The materials surrounding us, the air we breathe, the earth beneath our feet,
the food we eat, the water we drink, a paper, and even the stars of the universe are forms of
matter.
Based on your observations on each sample of matter in Activity 1, you have just
described some characteristics of matter. These characteristics that describe a sample of
matter is called properties. Matter can have different properties. The mass of an object is a
measure of the amount of matter the object has. The mass of each sample of matter in Activity
1 is different from the mass of the other samples. You also found out that each sample of
matter occupies space. The measure of the space occupied by an object is called volume. All
matter has mass and volume. There are other properties of matter such as hardness, texture,
color, flexibility, malleability, and electrical conductivity which vary form one sample to another.
Studying about what matter is made of involves dealing with very small “particles”
beyond what your eyes can see. In fact, the ancient Greek philosophers Leucippus and his
student Democritus were the first to propose this idea, about 440 B.C. Both Leucippus and
Democritus had the idea that there are many kinds of atoms and each of them had specific
shape and size and that all atoms move randomly around in space. However, they did not
explain the motion of atoms. (Knieram, 1995-2013).
Democritus believed that any piece of matter can be divided and subdivided into very
small particles, but this process ended at some point when a piece is reached that could not
be further divided. He called this particle, atomos, a Greek word which means indivisible
particle. This "atomic theory" (to use a modern phrase) was opposed by Aristotle 100 years
later, who taught that all space is filled with matter, that there are no empty spaces. Aristotle's
ideas were accepted as correct by almost all educated people, until the early 1800's, when
atomic ideas began to be more generally accepted as correct.
The idea of the atom was not further explored until a little over two centuries ago when
John Dalton presented concrete evidence that all matter is made of very small particles called
atoms. An atom is the smallest particle of an element which is the fundamental materials of
all matter is composed. Today, we know that although atoms are very small, they are not
indivisible as Democritus thought, rather they consist of still smaller particles. Atoms of most
elements can combine with other atoms. Different elements have different properties because
the combining atoms are different and the way the atoms are joined together are different.
A molecule is a particle consisting of two or more atoms combined in a specific
arrangement. It is an electrically neutral particle. It is the smallest particle of an element or
compound that can exist independently. For example, a molecule of water consists of oxygen
atom combined with two hydrogen atoms. Atoms of the same element can also combine to
form a molecule. For example, oxygen in the air consist of oxygen molecules which are made
up of two or more oxygen atoms.
Atoms are too small to observe. These particles cannot be seen under the high-
powered light microscope used in school laboratories. The size of an atom s measured in
angstroms. One angstrom is a unit of length equal to one ten millionth of a millimeter.

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 What makes up matter? If you hammer the stone you used
in Activity 1 into much smaller pieces, what would you get?
Ice, liquid water, and steam are all the same substance,
which is water, yet you can observe that they look
different from each other? How can this be explained? Let
us investigate more!

What’s More
Activity 2. What is matter made of?

Objective:
1. Infer from given situations or observable events what matter is made of.
2. Explain how these observed situations or events give evidence that matter is
made up of tiny particles.
Materials:
2 tablespoon of brown sugar a drop/pinch of food coloring or dye
1 cup distilled or clean tap water stirrer
2 Clear glass (250 ml)/clean transparent bottle
Procedure: (Write your answers to the questions on a separate sheet of paper.)
1. Prepare 2 tablespoons of sugar and 100 mL (estimated) of distilled or clean tap water.
Note: 1 tablespoon = 15 mL
2. Transfer the estimated 100 mL water to the transparent bottle or a clear glass and mark
its level. Add the 2 tablespoons of sugar.
3. Mix thoroughly until all sugar dissolves. Taste the resulting solution.
Q1. What is the taste of the resulting mixture?
__________________________________________________________

Q2. Think about sugar and water as made up of tiny particles. Draw illustration to
your observations to explain your answer in Q1.
__________________________________________________________

Q3. What is the total volume of sugar mixture (30mL sugar + 100mL water)?
__________________________________________________________

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 Q4. Check the marked level of the mixture. Is the volume of the resulting sugar
mixture equal, more than or less than the expected total volume of the unmixed
sugar and water? Why?
________________________________________________________

4. Pour one cup of water into a transparent bottle or clear glass.

5. Add one small drop of food coloring or dye slowly along the side of the bottle or glass.
Observe.
Q5. Describe what you observe after adding the food coloring or dye after one (1)
minute. Write your observations.
________________________________________________________

Q6. Think about food coloring or dye and water as made up of particles. Draw
illustration to your observations.
________________________________________________________

What I Have Learned

Let’s check what you have learned from the module by doing the guessing
game.
Directions: Guess and fill in each blank with a correct word to answer the given
questions completely. Guess the word by dialing the following given numbers in the keypad.
Number 1 is done for you.

1. _______ is anything that has mass and volume.

Dial 628-837 ____Matter___
2. the space occupied by an object
Dial 865-863 _o__m_
3. the measure of the amount of matter in an object
Dial 6277 ___s
4. He believed that any piece of matter can be divided and
subdivided into small particles.
Dial 33-66-274-887 D___c_____
5. the smallest particle in an element
Dial 2-866 __o_
6. a particle consists of two or more atoms
Dial 66-53-2853 _o_____e
7. Matter is made of __________.
Dial 727-84-253 p___i___

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 What I Can Do

A good analogy to consider related to matter being composed of tiny particles is the
pointillist style of painting. The images in a pointillist painting appear continuous but if one
looks closely, the images are actually made of small dots. Pointillism is a method of painting
using dots to come up with various effects. The dots are placed singly, in rows, or randomly.
These dots can also be in groups or they can be overlapping. They can be either uniform or
varied in size in the same painting. Matter is similarly assembled, with atoms different
elements combining various ways to give a tremendous variety of substances.
Task : Paint your favorite photo or image using Pointillism method. Photo below is an example.

Assessment

It is time to check what you have learned!

Directions: Write the letter of the correct answer on a separate sheet of paper.
1. What is the basic unit of matter?
A. atom B. ion C. molecule D. nucleus
2. Which refers to the amount of space occupied by matter?
A. density B. mass C. volume D. weight
3. What measures the amount of matter in an object?
A. density B. mass C. volume D. weight
4. Which of the following is NOT a property of matter?
A. flexibility B. mass C. volume D. reactivity
5. Which refers to the very small pieces of matter?
A. element B. molecule C. particle D. proton

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6. Which of the following best describes matter?
A. anything that is visible C. anything that takes up space
B. anything that resists change D. anything that has mass and volume
7. If you put food coloring in water at room temperature, the color spreads throughout the
water. Why is this so? Food coloring molecules__________.
A. are very small
B. are attracted to the water
C. are heavy that takes the space of water
D. fit perfectly on the spaces between the water molecules
8. Which of the following is NOT an example of matter?
A. air B. sugar granules C. stone D. sunlight
9. Which refers to a Greek word means indivisible?
A. atomos B. element C. molecule D. particle
10. Any sample of matter has mass and takes up space. What is the main reason for this?
A. All matter is heavy. C. The Earth is made of matter.
B. Matter can be a gas. D. Matter is made up of tiny particles.
11. Study the diagram below. Which shows the mixture of sugar granules and water?

A B C D
12. Which of the following statement is NOT true about matter?
A. The basic unit of matter is atom.
B. Matter is made up of tiny particles.
C. Particles of matter has a fixed volume.
D. Matter is anything that takes up space.
13. How does matter affect our daily lives?
I. Matter helps to sustain and develop life.
II. The food that we eat everyday consists of atoms.
III. Everything present in the universe is made of matter.
IV. Necessary things like clothes, brush, utensils all are made of matter.
A. I, II, III B. I, II, IV C. II, III, IV D. I, II, III, IV
14. A 10 grams of powdered orange-drink is mix to 150 grams of water. What would you
expect to the mass of the solution?
A. Equal to the volume of water.
B. Less than the volume of water
C. More than the volume of water.
D. Equal to the added volume of solution.
15. John wanted to drink milk. He mixed the 200mL of hot water to 45mL of powdered milk in
a glass. The illustration below shows what happened to the level of the water inside the
glass. Why does the resulting mixture have the same volume of the hot water?
A. Milk evaporates due to the collision of particles in
hot water.
B. Milk particles fit into the spaces between the
water particles.
C. Milk particles are very small that could not be seen
by naked eye.
D. New molecule is formed as water and milk combine so
they act as one.

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 Additional Activities
Look around you, identify at least five (5) examples of matter and non-matter. Give
reasons on your observations.

Answer Key

References:
Printed References:
Campo, Pia C. et al.,2013. Science 8 Learner’s Module, First Edition. Vibal Publishing House, Inc.,
Philippines
Madriaga, Estrellita A., et al.,2015. Science Link 8, Revised Edition. REX Printing Company, Inc.,
Philippines
Ferriols-Pavico, Josefina Ma., et al.,2013. Exploring Life Through Science Series. Phoenix Publishing
House, Inc., Philippines

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