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Matter by Mind Map: Matter

1. Pure Substances

1.1. Made of one type of particle

1.2. Example - iron found in a meteor is the same iron found in pots and pans

2. Metalloids

2.1. Have the properties of metals and non-metals

2.2. Semiconductors

2.3. Somewhat malleable and ductile

2.4. Example - silicon

3. Metals

3.1. Good conducters

3.2. Shiny

4. Non metals

4.1. Poor conductors

4.2. Dull

4.3. Brittle

4.4. Example - Bromine

5. Heterogeneous

5.1. All components visible

5.2. Example - Pizza

6. Homogeneous

6.1. All substances are unoticable

6.2. Evenly Mixed

6.3. Example - Peanut Butter

7. Homogeneous vs heterogeneous video

8. Mixtures

8.1. Not chemically combined

8.2. All components are visible

8.3. Example - Trail mix

9. Compounds

9.1. All components not visible

9.2. Chemically combined

9.3. Example - Salt

10. Elements

10.1. In simplist form

10.2. Pure substance

10.3. Cannot be separated into simpler substances

10.4. Example - Gold

11. Characteristic Properties

11.1. Properties that describe a substance

11.2. Example - Color and melting point

12. Picture of a mixture

13. Work cited - http://www.softschools.com/facts/chemistry/mixtures_facts/728/