States of matter

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What's the Matter? Primary Connections

This unit of work introduces students to the different states of matter.

The resource details ways of supporting and engaging Year 5 students when learning about the states of matter and the properties of solids, liquids and gases.

This inquiry-based teaching unit provides advice and outlines tasks and activities that are intended to engage students when investigating the properties of solids, liquids and gases.

It includes 7 lesson plans, teacher background information and student worksheets that support its implementation.

Classifying Solids, Liquids and Gases - Misconceptions

This online resource helps identify common misconceptions about the states of matter.

The resource provides background information about the states of matter that can help teachers identify and explore some of the common student alternative conceptions.

It also gives the proper scientific view, critical teaching ideas and teaching activities.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S5U04 (Year 5)

Types of matter - using the particle model assessment

This online resource tests a student's knowledge about the states of matter.

The resource is a Scootle assessment item that tests student’s ability to identify characteristics of solids, liquids and gases using the particle model.

This assessment is useful in quickly identifying the students who have grasped the concept. It can be used as a pre-test to determine prior knowledge and then post-test to show improvement.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S7U05 (Year 7), AC9S8U06 (Year 8)

Exploring atoms - atom structure

This online resource explores the development of the atomic model.

The resource is a Scootle website that gives students the opportunity to examine how evidence was collated to eventually suggest the current model of the atom. Students could use this to draw a timeline for the development of atomic models to show how scientific theories result from an accumulation of knowledge.

Australian Curriculum v9 Codes: AC9S9U06 (Year 9)

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