New Jersey Standards
NJ.5.2.8. Physical Science: Physical science principles, including fundamental ideas about matter, energy, and motion, are powerful conceptual tools for making sense of phenomena in physical, living, and Earth systems science.
5.2.8.A. Properties of Matter: All objects and substances in the natural world are composed of matter. Matter has two fundamental properties: matter takes up space, and matter has inertia.
All matter is made of atoms. Matter made of only one type of atom is called an element.
5.2.8.A.1. Explain that all matter is made of atoms, and give examples of common elements.