PR-0552UK Primary Science - Book 2

Materials
Materials
and change
England – Science –
Key Stage Two
Northern Ireland – The
World Around Us – Key
Stage One
Scotland – Science –
First and Second Level
Wales – Knowledge
and Understanding of
the World – Key Stage
Two
Curriculum links
• Compare everyday materials and objects on the basis of their material
properties and relate these properties to everyday uses of the materials.
• Know that some materials are better thermal insulators than others.
• Describe changes that occur when materials are mixed.
• Describe changes that occur when materials are heated or cooled.
• Know that temperature is a measure of how hot or cold things are.
• Know about reversible changes.
• Know that non-reversible changes result in the formation of new
materials.
• Know that some solids dissolve in water but some do not.
• Know about the effect of heating and cooling some everyday
substances.
Viewing Sample
• Investigate melting and boiling (first).
• Make and test predictions about solids dissolving in water (second).
• Explore the properties of different materials and choose appropriate
materials to solve a practical challenge (first).
• Evaluate the effectiveness of a material for its purpose (second).
• Compare the features and properties of some natural and made
materials.
• Study the properties of materials relating to their uses.
• Know how some materials are formed or produced.
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