Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Actively investigate the nature of gases through a variety of hands on tasks.
- Draw conclusions about the nature of gases and relate findings to scientific principles.
Activities
- Do a Solids and Liquids puzzle to consolidate scientific knowledge introduced previously (Yrs 3&4).
- Investigate the nature of gases through a variety of practical activities (Yrs 3&4).
- Discuss the scientific phenomena and what this tells us about gases (Yrs 3&4).
- Either write simple instructions for others to undertake a simple investigative activity (Yr 3) or write an explanation of what the activity reveals about the nature of gases (Yr 4).
Investigation - analysing secondary sources, exploring
The staff in the museum shop need some help developing a new type of sweet to sell called Granite Slab (Granite is the name of the local rock). Discover the properties of gases through a variety of exploratory activities. Make Granite Slab and identify the solids, liquids and gases used in the process.
Year 3 - Write notes on exploration and observations from tasks.
Year 4 - Make notes from tasks and list the properties of gases.
Vocabulary
States of matter, material, solid, liquid, gas, air, oxygen, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, argon, molecules