I learned a lot from chapter 1.2, including the basic definition of matter to how fireworks are made! Matter is any object that has mass or volume. Mass is the amount of matter in an object, which is usually measured in grams. Volume is the amount of space an object takes up (usually measured in the liters). Matter includes liquids, gases and solids and that results to changes of state. When a solid turns into a liquid, it’s known as melting and when you reverse the two (liquid to solid) it’s called solidification. I like to remember that by a melting ice cube or water solidifying into an ice cube. When a liquid turns into a gas it’s referenced to evaporation and it’s known as condensation with a gas becomes a liquid (refer that process to the weather/rain). Lastly, when a solid turns into a gas, it’s called sublimation. The kinetic molecular theory helps describe changes of state. The colder the object, the lower kinetic energy and the slower the particles will move. Lastly, what I have learned from the bag of change lab was that anything is possible when it comes to mixing chemicals together!