You Will Need
Additional Resources
- All the resources from the previous 5 sessions
- A table for each task
- Lab coats or white shirts for each child (not essential)
Welcome to the science fair!
Science Year 4
This unit is part of
Year 4 Science States of Matter Scientists
Objectives
Children will set up a visiting science fair and will share their knowledge of States of Matter.
Science Objectives
i) Compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases.
ii) Observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C).
iii) Identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature.
Working Scientifically
- Set up simple practical enquiries and comparative and fair tests.
- Report on findings from enquiries, including oral and written explanations, displays or presentations of results and conclusions.
- Use straightforward scientific evidence to answer questions or to support findings.
Other Curriculum Areas
English
- Discuss what they are learning and to develop wider skills in spoken language.
- Use language in a greater variety of situations, for a variety of audiences and purposes, including through drama, formal presentations and debate.
Lesson Planning
Teaching
- To replicate some of the simple practical enquiries and use them to provide evidence to support their learning about States of Matter
Activities
- Set up small practical enquiries and tasks to showcase their learning at the class ‘Science Fair’
- Demonstrate their scientific expertise about states of matter to visitors
- Use scientific evidence to answer questions and to support their learning about states of matter
Investigation
Demonstrate an understanding of states of matter by recreating a range of simple practical enquiries (exploring).
Vocabulary
Solid, liquid, gas, state, particle, evidence