Chemical sciences
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40+ Page Science Sample Resource Pack
A sample teaching resource pack with five premium science resources.
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Facts of the Matter
This Chemical Sciences unit explores the concept that solids, liquids and gases have different observable properties and behave in different ways.
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Chemical Sciences: Clever Changes – Unit Plan
This Chemical Sciences unit investigates the physical changes of materials and how properties change when materials stretch, bend, twist, heat or cool. Students predict how materials will vary and whether they can be returned to their original state.
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Terrific Twisting
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials can be twisted.
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Properties of Materials Unit Plan
This Chemical Sciences unit investigates the observable properties of materials. Descriptive vocabulary is explored as well as the suitability of materials for different purposes.
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Changing States Unit Plan
This Chemical Sciences unit addresses how changes in state from solid to liquid and liquid to solid can be caused by adding or removing heat.
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Making Monsters
A 60 minute lesson in which students design and create a 3D monster using objects made from materials with different properties.
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What Works Best?
A 60 minute lesson in which students develop an understanding of the suitability of certain materials for different purposes.
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Material World Unit Plan
This Chemical Sciences unit investigates natural and processed materials. Demonstrations and experimental procedures are explored with particular attention given to the scientific method.
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Matter Matters!
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Marvellous Materials
A 60-minute lesson in which students recap their prior knowledge of materials and their physical features.
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Brilliant Bending
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials can bend.
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Handy Heating
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials change when they are heated.
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Assessment: Chemical Science – Clever Changes
A 30-minute assessment designed to assess students' ability to describe physical changes in materials.
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Diving Into Description
A 60 minute lesson in which students explore the properties of materials and develop vocabulary to describe them.
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Changing States – Assessment
An assessment task in which students will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of how adding and removing heat can cause solids and liquids to change states.
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The Three States of Matter
A 60-minute lesson in which students will explore the properties of solids, liquids and gases.
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Sensational Stretching
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials can be stretched.
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Stretch, Bend and Twist – I Think You've Got the Gist
A 60-minute lesson designed for students to use their knowledge of materials to predict and identify whether materials stretch, bend or twist.
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Choice Cooling
A 60-minute lesson designed to explain how certain materials change when they are cooled.
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Natural and Processed Materials Video – Solid Wood vs Laminate
Explore natural and processed materials with this science experiment video perfect for your Year 4 science unit!
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Cooling Materials Down Video
Explore how cooling affects different materials using this science demonstration video perfect for your early years Chemical Sciences unit!
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Adding Heat to Materials Video
Explore how different materials are affected by heat energy using this science demonstration video perfect for your early years Chemical Sciences unit!
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Understanding States of Matter
An assessment task designed to assess students' knowledge and understanding of solids, liquids and gases, their properties and their behaviour.
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Slime - Solid, Liquid or Gas?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will recognise that not all substances can be easily classified on the basis of their observable properties.
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Knowing Matters!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore how knowledge of states of matter and their changes can help inform practices and decision making.
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Going, Going, Gone!
A 60 minute lesson in which students will recognise that substances exist in different states depending on the temperature.
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Changing States of Matter
A 60 minute lesson in which students will explore the way solids, liquids and gases change in different situations.
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Gases
A 60 minute lesson in which students will observe that gases have mass and take up space.
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Liquids
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the observable characteristics of liquids and how they behave in different ways.
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Solids
A 60 minute lesson in which students will identify the observable characteristics of solids and how they behave in different ways.
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What's the Matter?