Properties of Matter Rap (Justin Bieber “Boyfriend” REMIX) Lyrics

We're talking about properties, physical you know
Like boiling some water, or rain turning into snow
Like tearing paper up into iddy biddy pieces
Pouring water in a tray and waiting while it freezes
Atoms make up matter, of which we are composed
Matter has two types of properties, which we seem to know
The physical kind like color, state, and solubility
Bp, mp, electrical conductivity

Matter
I'd like to find the boiling point to see a physical change

[Hook]
If I was an atom, I would be really small
Really microscopic, and that's totally not all
Get a lot of me together, and matter's what I'd form
I'd have mass, volume and density, ya that would be the norm
If I was an atom
Na na na
Na na na
Na na na
Scieeeeenceee
Na na na
Na na na
If I was an atom
Now back to the properties, chemical's time to shine
Like frying an egg, or burning food at dinner time
Setting fire to some paper, a penny starting to rust
Looking at your notes and studying is definitely a must-
Chemical properties can be harder to see
So we test the reactivity and the flammability
You may see some bubbles form or have a change in mass
Now focus your attention and sing it as a class

Matter
I'd like to see, some paper burn, to see a chemical change

[Hook]

Chemical
Burning paper, changing mass
Bubbling heating up so fast
Temperature changing from left to right
Reaction happening and ya know its dynamite

Physical
Wood splitting in the middle
Stop thinking so hard, this isn't a riddle
Changing rain from ice to snow
Didn't change the substance tho
Sing out now like you know

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Genius Annotation

This rap was chosen as a finalist in the “adult” category in a science rap contest sponsored by PBS’s NewsHour. The contest was inspired by Rap Genuis’s Science Genius project. Check out the GZA dropping science from his forthcoming album Dark Matter:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-MvmW0Z2wU

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