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
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Resources
Unit resources
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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'.
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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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