WHAT IS MATTER What do puddles bikes and rocks have in common They are all made of matter Matter takes up space and has mass Almost anything you can imagine is matter States of Matter People can find matter in nature called natural matter Or we can make matter ourselves Matter has different forms called states This means that different types of matter are shaped or made up differently This book looks at two of the main states of matter liquids and solids Liquids The water in this glass is a liquid This state of matter can be poured Liquids flow into the shape of their container or the object that holds them and fill its space Water is natural matter Humans do not make it Other liquids are made by humans Can you think of a liquid that humans make and drink 4
Solids Look back at the glass of water on page 4 The glass holding the water is a solid Unlike liquids solids cannot be poured They keep their shape Humans make drinking glasses Can you think of a solid that is natural or not made by humans Did you know that matter can change states Humans make glasses by melting sand into a liquid which is shaped into a glass then cooled to become solid again Solids keep their shape These solids do not take the shape of the basket that holds them These pencils are solids What solids do you use to create things 5
YOU CAN BE A MAKER Makers use all kinds of matter They dream up new ways to use liquids and solids They experiment with their materials Keep reading to learn more about matter and even discover how to change it Team up Makers work with others to come up with ideas We can learn a lot from one another’s ways of thinking Makers also team up to share their skills and supplies Makerspaces are the places where makers work together Find out if your school or library has one You could also set up your own space with friends No right or wrong There is no right or wrong way to be a maker As you create remember There is no such thing as a silly idea You never know what could lead to something great Each team member is an important part of a project Makers learn to solve problems when things do not go as planned 6
Makers work together to solve problems and create new things 7
