Properties of matter

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Is there too much air in chip packets? - Year 5 CLE

This downloadable resource explores the properties of gases and liquids.

The resource is a Connected Learning Experience in which the students not only explore the properties of gases and liquids but also follow instructions to predict the effect of changing a variable when planning an investigation. They will use equipment in safe ways and improve the accuracy of their results. Students will construct a table to organise data. They will compare their data with their predictions and describe the fairness of the investigation.

Egg Bungee Jump - Year 4 CLE

This CLE involves a hands-on activity linked to investigating the properties of matter.

Description: In this investigation, the properties of materials are investigated in the context of modelling a bungee jump by an egg. There is an emphasis on linking the physical properties of materials to their use in order to solve a real-world problem.

Learning intentions

Students will be able to:

What's It Made Of? Primary Connections

This unit of work introduces students to the properties of different materials.

The resource details ways of supporting and engaging Foundation Year students when learning about the properties of different materials.

This inquiry-based unit outlines tasks and activities that promote the use of the students' senses when exploring, describing, comparing, naming and classifying a range of materials.

It includes 6 lesson plans, teacher background information and student worksheets that support its implementation.

Air—Is It Really There?

This online resource helps develop an understanding of the properties of gases.

The resource details some simple experiments to help students develop an understanding of the properties of the mixture of gases they are most familiar with: the air around us.

By watching and performing these several simple experiments, students gain an understanding of the following properties of air: it has mass, it takes up space, it can move, it exerts pressure, it can do work.

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