This term our topic is “Properties and Changes in Materials”. In this project, your child will revisit prior learning about the properties of materials. We will plan and carry out tests to determine the properties of a range of materials and use our results to suggest suitable materials for different purposes. We will learn about the property of thermal conductivity and identify materials that are thermal conductors and insulators. We will investigate which materials are soluble and insoluble. We will find out about heterogeneous and homogeneous mixtures and will separate heterogeneous mixtures using sieving and filtration. We will also separate homogeneous mixtures, investigating how to reverse dissolving by evaporation. We will learn the difference between reversible and irreversible changes and. To find out more, view our Properties and Changes in Materials Knowledge Organiser.
Properties and Changes in Materials Lesson Overview
| Lesson | Learning focus |
| 1 | Properties of Materials – Breadth and depth |
| 2 | Testing Properties |
| 3 | Thermal Conductivity |
| 4 | Measuring Change in Temperature |
| 5 | Testing Thermal Insulators |
| 6 | Solubility |
| 7 | Exploring Mixtures |
| 8 | Exploring Mixtures – Filtering |
| 9 | Exploring Mixtures – Evaporating |
| 10 | Exploring Mixtures – Evaporating |
| 11 | Reversible and Irreversible changes |
Other helpful documents
*Properties and Changes in Materials Glossary
*Properties and Changes in Materials Vocabulary Mat