🧱 What Is a Solid?
A solid is something you can touch and hold.
FACT
For example
A book is a
solid.
You can also
feel solids:
Wood comes from
the trunks and branches of trees.
The third pig used
bricks to build a house.
THEY CAN BE
Different shapes like square, round, or triangle
It is a type of matter—
matter is what everything is made of!
Each pig built a house from a different material to hide from the
wolf.
A brick house can last for more than a
thousand years.
A toy car is a
solid.
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SCIENCE
Straw is dry, hollow grass stalks
Straw can make walls and a roof.
The amount of solid matter doesn’t go away—
it just changes shape!
The first pig used
straw to build a house.
Some solids are
Wide or thin
Bricks are made from
hard clay. Bricks are very strong.
Use a ruler to measure how
long or wide they are!
THEY CAN BE
Big or small
If you break a puzzle into pieces,
it’s still the same puzzle.
The second pig used
wood to build a house.
If you pick them up or turn them around,
their shape stays the same!
Wood is stronger than straw.
A wood house can last for more than a hundred years.
đź”· Solids Have Their Own Shape
A solid keeps its shape, even if you move it.
How something feels is called its
texture.
BUILDING BLOCKS
Do you know the story about the three little pigs?
Some are smooth
(like glass)
Some are rough
(like a rock)
Some solids are
Long or short
THEY CAN BE
Different colors
⚖️ The Amount of Solid Doesn’t
Change
🌟 Solids Have Properties
Solids can be:
đź“Ź You Can
Measure Solids!