Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Determine the hardness of different materials and link this to their uses.
- Determine the transparency of different materials and link this to their uses.
- Determine the thermal and electrical conductivity of different materials and link this to their uses.
- Demonstrate, identify and describe reversible and irreversible changes.
When working scientifically pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Evaluate the hardness test to determine the degree of trust in the results.
- Plan and draw a table of results.
- Write a detailed, organised and easy to follow method.
- Write a prediction using prior knowledge of the states of matter.
- Analyse observations about rusting and use them to support a conclusion.
- Measure accurately in centimetres.
Suggested prior learning
Y5/6 (A): Materials: Mixtures and separation
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Lessons
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 1: Hardness
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 2: Transparency
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 3: Conductivity
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 4: Reversible changes
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 5: Irreversible changes: Burning and rusting
Y5/6 (A): Lesson 6: Irreversible changes: Mixing
Key skills
Planning
- Writing a
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Key knowledge
- To describe
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Key vocabulary
burning
conductor
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Equipment list
Equipment needed across all lessons in this unit.
This list does not include equipment which is usually readily available in the classroom (e.g pencils, A4 paper etc)
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Quantities marked × will update. Items without quantities are unaffected
- Materials to test and sort according to hardness ×8
- Materials to test and sort according to transparency ×8
- Materials to test according to thermal conductivity ×8
- Materials to melt ×1
- Materials to burn ×1
- Light meter app, data loggers or light meters ×8
- Magnifying glasses ×30
- Thermometers ×8
- Stopwatches / timers ×8
- Permanent markers ×30
- Sticky tape ×1
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Tealights
×8 -
Candle lighters or long matches
×1 -
Heat mat or foil trays of sand
×1 -
Foil cupcake cases
×8 -
Tongs
×1 -
Metal spoon
×8 - A steel wool scouring pad ×1
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Vinegar
×1 - Bicarbonate of soda ×1
- Tablets ×15
- Plastic cups ×30
- Plastic bottles ×8
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Plastic trays
×8 -
A jar of water with lid
×1 - A bucket of water ×1
- Protective goggles ×30
- Balloons ×15
- String ×1
- Nails ×10
- Paper clips ×8
- Petroleum jelly ×1
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Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – Science Y5/6 (A): Materials: Properties and changes
Aimed at pupils, two pages providing key facts and definitions from the mixed-age unit ‘Properties and changes'.
Vocabulary display – Science Y5/6 (A): Materials: Properties and changes
A display version of the vocabulary for the unit ‘Properties and changes’.
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