Learning Objective
Grouping and Classifying materials
These activities are designed to supplement work done in science and should always be accompanied by some practical investigation
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Textease
MSPowerPoint
MS Worda) to compare on the basis of their material properties, including hardness, strength, flexibility and magnetic behaviour, and to relate these properties to everyday uses of the materials
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| Interrogate a materials database |
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www.activescience-gsk.com/games/index.
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| Simulate experiments on insulation |
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www.bbc.co.uk/schools/scienceclips/ages/8_9
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| Use temperature sensors to monitor and record rates of cooling |
| Graph results of
temperature change
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| Interrogate a materials database |
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www.activescience-gsk.com/games/index.
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| Simulate placing different materials in a circuit |
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| Identify true/false statements about conductors |
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www.e-schools.co.uk/revision/science
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| Create a database of rock
samples and their properties
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| Create a branching database of rock types |
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| Animation explaining how changes of state occur |
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www.bgfl.org/bgfl
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