Strand: Chemical Sciences
Material Mysteries program content
An excellent introduction to junior Chemical Sciences. All around us are things made from different materials that have observable properties.Come with us and find out about materials, about mixing, heating, cooling and changing them. Use rockets, bubbles and slime to unlock the mysteries of some very strange stuff!
Australian Curriculum
Foundation Year – Objects are made of materials that have observable properties.
Year 1 – Everyday materials can be physically changed in a variety of ways.
Year 2 – Different materials can be combined, including by mixing, for a particular purpose.
Year 3 – A change of state between solid and liquid can be caused by adding or removing heat.
Primary Science Understandings
- K/PP – What’s stuff made from?
- Yr 1 – Different stuff
- Yr 2 – Mixing & changing
- Yr 3 – Heating & changing
What the teachers said about the Material Mysteries show