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In this unit, students explore physical change while developing scientific inquiry skills like observing, modelling, predicting and testing. They investigate the properties of various materials and how actions such as bending, twisting, crushing, and mixing affect those properties. Students engage in hands-on activities, taking on roles like geologists or pizza chefs to connect learning with real-world scenarios. The unit culminates in an engineering challenge where students apply their understanding of physical changes to enhance materials in a lunch box.

In this unit, students learn about:

• objects and the materials they are made from
• physical properties including mass, surface area and volume
• measuring and comparing mass, surface size and volume
• how objects can change shape and size through physical change
• how physical changes affect shape and surface area but not mass
• solid and liquid mixtures
• how material properties make objects suitable for different purposes
• how materials can be changed or combined to improve usefulness
• how engineers test and select materials when designing objects.
  Cross-curricular with Mathematics
  The unit integrates mathematics through hands-on measurement, comparing quantities, using informal units and organising data.
• Students estimate and compare the weight of objects, measure length, mass, and capacity using informal units and record findings in simple tables.
• Students classify and compare shapes and surfaces to describe materials in scientific investigations.
• Students create basic data displays like lists, tables, and simple graphs to organise information from experiments.
• Students use number knowledge to predict totals and compare results across trials.

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In this unit, students explore how materials behave under different conditions and their real-world applications. They compare heat transfer in metal, wood, and plastic, examine materials’ resistance to heat and degradation, and model particle arrangements to understand why some substances mix well while others do not. Investigations, such as making slime to study elasticity and creating bioplastics for sustainability, help students grasp material selection for various purposes. The unit culminates in a packaging challenge where students design, test, and refine a prototype to protect medicine supplies based on their knowledge of material properties.

In this unit, students learn about:

• pure substances, crystals and mixtures
• how combining materials creates mixtures with different properties
• density and how it varies between liquids
• heat conductivity and how materials transfer heat
• flammability and material safety
• polymers and viscoelastic materials
• decomposition and the development of bioplastics
• selecting materials for specific purposes
• planning, building and testing a design solution

  Cross-Curricular with Mathematics

• This unit integrates mathematics with science through measurement, modelling, symmetry and data analysis.
• Students measure length, mass, capacity, duration, and temperature using appropriate tools.
• Learners use mathematical modelling to represent and interpret scientific situations.
• Data is collected, organised and graphed to analyse patterns.
• Work with crystal structures reinforces line and rotational symmetry.

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In this unit, students explore the structure and behaviour of matter, learning that all substances are made of atoms. They read the Periodic Table, understand how elements combine to form molecules and compounds, and investigate how material properties depend on particle composition. Students examine physical and chemical changes, comparing reversible and irreversible changes. Through hands-on activities, modelling and data analysis, they relate observable properties to particle-level processes, explore chemical reactions, and discuss matter conservation. The unit fosters scientific inquiry skills through observation, modelling, predicting, testing and explaining, linking atoms to everyday phenomena like rusting and burning, providing a strong foundation for future chemistry studies.

In this unit, students learn about:

• matter and non-matter
• atoms, elements and the Periodic Table
• physical properties including lustre, conductivity and malleability
• changes of state, including melting under different conditions
• dissolving and the formation of solutions
• chemical change and the role of atoms
• conservation of matter
• evidence of chemical reactions
• comparing physical and chemical changes

Cross-curricular with Mathematics
The unit integrates mathematics through measurement data, graphing and numerical reasoning.
• Students use maths skills such as estimating, counting, comparing quantities, measuring length, mass, temperature and recording results in tables.
• Students create bar graphs, line graphs and charts to interpret patterns and changes in scientific data.
• Students apply number skills to calculate totals, compare results and analyse changes over time.

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Summative Test – Content Assessment and Practical Assessment