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Properties, changes and separating materials
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I can compare and group together materials based on their simple properties: rigidity, transparency, electric conductivity and magnetism.
I can use test results to explain some uses of everyday materials.
I can plan to investigate the physical property of thermal insulation.
I can carry out a comparative test and explain which cup is most suitable for keeping warm water warm.
I can identify and name thermal insulators in everyday life.
I can find out about ways to insulate our homes and schools.
I can compare materials based on whether they are soluble or not.
I can describe how to separate an insoluble solid from a liquid.
I can investigate natural ways to filter dirty water.
I can describe how to separate a soluble solid from a solution.
I can investigate ways of making seawater safe to drink.
I know that changes of state are reversible changes.
I can demonstrate how mixing and dissolving are reversible changes
I can describe burning as an irreversible change, where a new material is formed.
I can investigate which plants might be used as alternative fuels to fossil fuels.
I can describe how greenhouse gases trap heat around Earth.
I can describe how long it takes for plastics to decompose and how to make an alternative degradable bioplastic.
I can describe rusting as an irreversible change, where a new material is formed.
I can describe the action of acid with bicarbonate of soda as an irreversible change, where a new material is formed.
I can describe how some scientists control variables and why some scientists do not.
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