It's a bit gassy!

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Children will learn more about the fascinating world of gases.

Science Objectives
i) Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases.

Working Scientifically

Ask relevant questions and use different types of scientific enquiries to answer them.
Set up simple practical enquiries and comparative and fair tests.
Record findings using simple scientific language, drawings and labelled diagrams.
Report on findings from enquiries, including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusions.
Using straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or to support findings.

Other Curriculum Areas
English

Additional Resources

Weblinks
A look at how different gases are used in everyday life for heating, cooking, spraying, scuba diving, flying, swimming and so on from www.bbc.co.uk (no narration)

Teaching

Answer questions about gas using evidence from scientific enquiries and record findings using drawings.

Activities

Develop understanding of gases through simple practical tasks.
Ask and begin to answer questions about the evidence of gases around us.
Use simple practical enquires and scientific evidence to demonstrate to others the evidence for gases.

Investigation - exploring
Investigate the presence of gases.

Vocabulary
Gas, state, particles, evidence, proof, explain

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