Summer 1
Topic: States of Matter
Key Learning Question: Why do materials change state?
Scientific Enquiry Focus: observe changes over time
Key skills children will learn:
- Identify differences, similarities or changes related to simple scientific ideas and processes
- Ask relevant questions that can be answered using a range of scientific enquiry approaches
- Ask relevant questions that can be answered using a range of scientific enquiry approaches
- Choose an appropriate approach to an enquiry (eg. fair test or observation).
- Make systematic and careful observations using a range of equipment.
- Take accurate measurements using standard units (cm, g, oc), using a range of equipment, including thermometers and data loggers.
- Gather, record, classify and present data in a variety of ways to answer questions.
- Make systematic and careful observations using a range of equipment.
- Ask relevant questions that can be answered using a range of scientific enquiry approaches.
- Record observations using drawings and labelled diagrams.
- Use scientific language, drawings, labelled diagrams, keys, bar charts, and tables with growing accuracy