Pupils needing extra support

Should use the Resource: Method word bank (support) to help them write their method, which provides three keywords for each step of the method; could use the activity Activity: Designing a spacesuit (support) during the Wrapping up.

Pupils working at greater depth

Should create an additional cup wrapped in multiple layers of different materials; could be challenged to select materials that, when combined, would offer the maximum possible insulation against heat loss; should analyse how the combination of materials affected the heat retention compared to the individual materials; should refine their designs based on the data and their observations; could choose an extension activity relating to conductivity from the Resource: Stretch and challenge: Properties and changes.