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What Is Matter? Exploring the Properties of Matter! 🧪🌡️

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 Hello Science Explorers! 🔍 Today’s lesson will be about matter — the stuff that everything is made of! From the air we breathe to the desk you sit at, it's all matter .  Properties of matter 1. What is matter? Matter: Matter is everything that has weight (mass) and occupies space (volume). Matter can have 3 states: - Solid - Liquid - Gas Matter has physical properties. Physical properties: Everything that we can observe, test and measure of an object. Matter has general properties (mass and volume), and specific properties. The specific properties that we will study in class are: - Relative density - Solubility - Conductivity - Magnetism Matter General properties Specific properties Mass Volume Solubility Relative density Conductivity Magnetism 2. What is mass? Mass: Amount of matter in an object. It is measured with a scale and its unit of measurement is the kilogram, gram or milligram. It is used, for example, to measure the amount of an element wh...
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Force and Motion: What Makes Things Move? ⚽🧲

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 Hi Motion Masters! 🏃‍♀️🚲 Today’s science lesson is all about force and motion — how things move, stop, and change direction. It’s what makes sports, roller coasters, and even falling leaves happen! FORCE AND MOTION 1.      Vocabulary: Force: A push or a pull, which may cause a change in an object’s motion. Motion: A change of position of an object. Unbalanced forces: Forces that cause a change in an object’s motion because they don’t cancel each other out. Balanced forces: Forces that cancel each other out because they are equal in size and opposite in direction. Energy transfer: The movement of energy from place to place or from one object to another. Gravity: F orce of attraction between objects. Gravity can cause motion Friction: Force that occurs when 2 objects rub together Inertia: property of matter that causes it to resist changes in speed     2.      Force: Objects cannot move on their...
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Smart Moves: Behavioral Traits of Organisms 🐿️🐝

 Hi Observant Scientists! 👀 Today’s science lesson is all about how animals behave — and why those behaviors are important for their survival ! These special behaviors are called behavioral traits — things that animals do (not what they look like) to help them live, find food, protect themselves, or take care of their young. 1. Vocabulary: Inherited/instinctive behavior: A behavior that an organism inherits and knows how to do without being taught. Learned/acquired behavior: A behavior that an animal does not begin life with but develops as a result of experience or by observing other animals. 2. Inherited/instinctive behavior: An instinctive behavior is a behavior that an animal inherits from its parents. The animal is born with the behavior, without needing to learn it. Examples of inherited behavioral traits in animals include:  -           Migration patterns in birds, -      ...
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Structures and Functions: How Organisms Are Built to Survive! 🧠🦉

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Hi Science Stars! 🌟 Today, we explore how living things have special structures (body parts) that help them survive , grow , and reproduce in their environments. These parts have specific functions , or jobs, that are super important! Vocabulary: Structure: Parts of organisms that have specific functions. Adaptation: Characteristic of an organism that helps it survive in its ecosystem.  2. Structure of animals Animal structures help them survive, grow and reproduce. Some structures are internal , such as the lungs, brain or heart. Other structures are external , such as the skin, eyes and claws. 3. Structure of plants:      Plants also have different parts, such as roots, stems, leaves, flowers and fruits. These structures help them survive. 4. Adaptation of animals: When the environment changes, some animals die, others move to another location, and some develop adaptations over generations that help them survive in their new home.   Suppos...
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Living Together: How Organisms Interact with Their Ecosystems 🌿🐾

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  Hello Eco-Explorers! 🌎 Today we are learning how organisms (living things) interact with their ecosystems — the places where they live, grow, and survive. 1. Vocabulary: Organisms: Any living thing, like a plant, animal, or even a tiny bacteria. Ecosystem: a community where all the living things (plants, animals, bugs) in a particular area, along with the non-living things (water, rocks, sunlight, etc.), depend on each other to survive . Habitat: A place where an organism lives and can find everything it needs to survive. Abiotic: Describes the nonliving part of the environment, including water, rocks, light, and temperature. Biotic: A living thing, such as a plant, an animal, a fungus, or a bacterium.   2. Examples of ecosystems: Forest: A forest has trees, rocks, birds, squirrels, bugs, and mushrooms - the trees provide shade and food for the animals while the animals help spread seeds.   Desert: A very dry place with sand, rocks, c...
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Natural Resources: Earth’s Treasures! 🌱🌎

  Hi Earth Helpers! Today in science, we are going to learn about natural resources — the valuable materials and energy that come from nature and help us live our everyday lives. Vocabulary: Recycle Conserve Environmental impact Natural resources Renewable natural resource Nonrenewable natural resource   1. What is the environment? The environment is the space in which we live, and it is everything around us. It contains both living beings and non-living elements. It is very important to take care of the environment.   2. What is environmental contamination? Environmental contamination is the presence of elements harmful to humans and all living beings.   The environment is contaminated in various ways, including: ·    Air pollution: Due to the emission of gases from automobiles, smoke from factories, burning of forests, etc.   ·    Soil pollution: Due to the garbage that people throw.   · ...
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