SCIENCE FORWARD PLANNING DOCUMENT

5E’s- EXPLORE (2-3 lessons)

TERM / WEEKS: • To provide hands on, shared experiences of XXXXX TOPIC: Melting Materials
• To support students to investigate and explore ideas about XXXXX
Formative assessment

GENERAL CAPABILITIES
Literacy Numeracy ICT Capability Critical and Creative Ethical Understanding Personal and Social Ethical Understanding
Thinking Capability
CROSS CURRICULUM PRIORITIES
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures Asia and Australia’s engagement with Asia Sustainability

SCSA LINKS
TEACHING AND LEARNING EXPERIENCES RESOURCES/KEY QUESTIONS
Science Inquiry Skills

With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be
investigated scientifically and predict what might happen based on
prior knowledge (ACSIS053)
With guidance, plan and conduct scientific investigations to find
answers to questions, considering the safe use of appropriate
materials and equipment (ACSIS054)
How can we add heat to matter? (Think Pair Share)
Using a slideshow, present a range of materials to students and have them
predict what will happen when heat is added. Before & after melting
slideshow (pictures)
Talk about the actual meaning of the word ‘melt’. Do all materials melt?
Introduce the idea of the ‘melting point’ of materials.

Consider the elements of fair tests and use formal measurements and Talk about reversible changes. What happens when heat is added and then
digital technologies as appropriate, to make and record observations taken away? Will the object go back to look exactly like it did before? Can we
accurately (ACSIS055) make it go back to looking how it was before it was heated?

Use a range of methods including tables and simple column graphs to Activity One: Students take turns having a go at melting objects in the Pie
represent data and to identify patterns and trends (ACSIS057) Maker. For each material, students will have first predicted what will happen to Butter
the material when heat is applied. Complete worksheets. Coconut Oil
Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for Chocolate
Activity Two: Plan an Investigation
findings (ACSIS215) Introduce a new purpose to the activity of investigating how long it takes for Crayon
each material to melt. Students will plan out the investigation in their Science Wax
Reflect on the investigation, including whether a test was fair or not Journals with assistance. Marble
(ACSIS058) Kmart Pie Maker
Prediction Worksheet
Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways Guidance Questions
such as diagrams, physical representations and simple reports What materials should we use in the investigation?
(ACSIS060) Make a prediction of which will melt first – last.
What needs to be done to make it a fair, valid and reliable test?
What should we measure time with?
What are we recording time in? Seconds or minutes? (Can record in minutes for
an easier column graph)
 At what point has a material has completely melted?
How should we record our results?
How should we display our findings?

Experiment to be conducted next lesson.

Mathematics Integration Safety Precautions

Collect data, organise into categories and create
displays using lists, tables, picture graphs and Pie Maker gets extremely hot and requires adult supervision at all times. Needs
simple column graphs, with and without the use to be turned off after each item has melted to prevent boiling.
of digital technologies (ACMSP069)

LESSON OBJECTIVES
As a result of this lesson, students will be able to:
• Predict what will happen when different materials are heated &
compare results with their predictions
• Conduct a scientific investigation on what happens when
materials are warmed
• Plan an investigation into the melting times of different
materials.
ASSESSMENT (FORMATIVE)

Investigation Plans – Science Journal

Predictions Worksheet