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Rocks and soils

Name some places you might find rocks
State what jobs some rocks are used for
Describe the simple structure of the Earth
Identify rocks with similar features
State the three rock groups
Describe the different characteristics of the 3 rock groups
Name and identify different types of soils
State the characteristics of some soil types
Describe the link between soil structure and how much water it can hold

Conductors & insulators
Heat

State some common everyday temperatures
List some ways of measuring temperature and scales that
Can be used
Know that hot things cool down and cold ones warm up
Recognise that changing the temperature of a material can affect its state of matter
Describe some ways of keeping things at the same temperature
Know that heat passes through some materials faster than others
State the meaning of conductor and insulator
Describe materials as good conductors or insulators

Classifying Materials

Sort materials based on a range properties
Use keys to organise materials in to different groups
Collect items with specific properties
List what some items are commonly made from
Describe differences between the properties of materials
Know some sources of common materials
State the difference between “natural” and “man-made”
Describe how a “man made” material is produced

Solid, Liquid or Gas?

Give examples of solids, liquids and gases.
Group materials into solids, liquids and gases
Explain the properties of solids, liquids and gases.
Name some common gases
Describe the uses of some common gases

Changing State

Group materials into solids, liquids and gases and know what a physical change is.
Explain reversible and irreversible changes and know the difference between the two.
Know some everyday reversible changes
Know some everyday irreversible changes.
Recognise that changing the temperature of a material affects its state of matter
Describe the graph produced of temperature against time when ice is heated
Know some common everyday temperatures.
Know that water can be ice, water or steam/water vapour
Describe the water cycle in terms of evaporation & condensation
Describe some everyday chemical, irreversible changes
Explain what is happening when these chemical, irreversible changes occur
Describe how oxygen in air is needed for burning.
Explain burning as an irreversible reaction with oxygen gas

Separating mixtures of materials

Know what a mixture is.
Describe some simple methods for separating mixtures.
Explain mixtures as a physical rather than chemical change.
Give examples of some soluble and insoluble materials.
Use the terms soluble, insoluble, solute/solvent and solution correctly.
Explain the meaning of saturation using a suitable model.
State how to get dissolved solids back out of solution.
Describe how pure water can be made from sea water.
Know that only some materials dissolve in water
Give examples of things that dissolve in water
State the meaning of the word filtering
Describe some ways that solids can be separated from liquids