Focus area Learning objective AREs - Assessment
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9 Properties  To investigate  Can give reasons for the
and changes changes of state suitability of a material for
a particular job based on its
of materials when mixing
properties
materials and see
 Knows how mixtures might
that they are be separated e.g. filtering,
irreversible sieving, evaporating
 Knows how to recover a
substance from a solution
 Understands that
dissolving, mixing and
changes of state are
reversible, and that there
are exceptions
 Understands the ideas of
hardness, translucence,
solubility, conductivity and
response to magnets
Activities Global dimension Resources and
1. Introduce the investigation scenario:  Salt
Mr Hughes wants to make a volcano.  Sugar
He knows that he has to mix  Bicarbonate of
something with vinegar but he can’t soda
remember what material will work  Vinegar
the best to give maximum ‘lava’?  Water
What is the best material for him to  Sugar
use? The investigation question is:  Lemonade
what material will make the best
 Measuring jug
‘lava’ and an irreversible reaction
 Tall thin
with vinegar?
container
2. Class discussion: what does
irreversible mean? What is lava?
What properties will Mr Hughes
expect the end material to have?
What will we need to think about?
3. Planning – as a class. Record the
information under the headings:
Investigation question (see above)
What we will do ( we will mix different
materials with vinegar to find the best
combination to make ‘lava’)
What we need (Salt, Sugar, Bicarbonate
of soda, Vinegar, Water, Sugar,
Lemonade, measuring jug, tall thin
container)
Prediction (I think that…)
Fair test (same amount in ml of each
material, same tall thin container,
same testing conditions, different
materials). How will they guarantee a
fair test?
4. Practical enquiry – for each material,
run the following tests: pour the
same ml of material into the
container containing the same ml of
vinegar. Repeat with the next
material. Recording – observe what
happens to each material after each
test and record results. Photograph
what happens. Design own recording
chart.
5. Analysis – what happened and why?
Let Mr Hughes know your findings!
6. Extension: would ‘lava’ be made if
the vinegar was changed to another
liquid but bicarbonate of soda still
added to it?