Year 4 · Science
Heating And Cooling
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Focus on what happens when materials are heated and cooled. Start with “Investigate the Properties of Ice”, then explain the idea in your own words.
Year 4 learners practise what happens when materials are heated and cooled.
The activities include Investigate the Properties of Ice, Know About Different Forms of Water, Look at Heating Materials, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, interactive, lesson, teaching. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
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- Investigate the Properties of Ice
- Know About Different Forms of Water
- Look at Heating Materials
- Understand How Materials Change When Heated
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Changing state: liquid to solid
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Everyday examples of changing state
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Melting temperatures: plan
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Melting temperatures: research
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Year 4 States of Matter: I'm Melting Lesson 2
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Science: States of Matter Year 4 Knowledge Organiser
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Year 4 States of Matter: Melting Chocolate Investigation Lesson 3
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Year 4 States of Matter: Melting Metals Lesson 4
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Changing state: liquid to solid worksheet and quiz downloads
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Everyday examples of changing state worksheet and quiz downloads
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Melting temperatures: plan worksheet and quiz downloads
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Melting temperatures: research worksheet and quiz downloads
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