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investigate how materials can be changed by bending, twisting and stretching

Materials that Change Shape Subject Based Preview Unit
Sharing What I Know About Chemistry · Pretesting and Familiarisation Your students will share what they know about the ways that everyday materials can be changed.
Chemistry Glossary · Pretesting and Familiarisation Your students are going to become familiar with words that they will use during this learning sequence.
Physical Changes: Bend It · Learning Opportunities Your students will investigate the action of bending as they create a piece of art using pipe cleaners.
Physical Changes: Stretch It · Learning Opportunities Your students will learn about physically changing materials by stretching lolly snakes to measure their elasticity.
Physical Changes: Twist It · Learning Opportunities Your students will learn about physically changing materials by twisting paper to create a piece of artwork.
Malleable Moulding · Learning Opportunities Your students will use a range of actions to investigate how the shape of playdough can be changed.
Object Scavenger Hunt · Learning Opportunities Your students will investigate the ways that everyday objects can change shape as they complete a scavenger hunt.
Sharing What I Learnt About Chemistry · Demonstration of Understanding Your students will share what they have learnt during this learning sequence by adding, removing or changing what they wrote or drew on their 'What I Know' sheet.

Stimulating Science Change Preview Unit
Chemistry: Making A Bubble Wand · Learning Opportunities Your students will learn how different materials can be changed or combined to make objects that we use in our lives.
Physics: Push And Pull · Learning Opportunities Your students will explore the affects of pushing and pulling objects.
What I Have Learnt About Science · Demonstration of Understanding Your students will record what they have learnt during this unit.

Places and Spaces Community Preview Unit
Our Craft Community: Building Our Models · Learning Opportunities Your students will work in groups to construct models of three buildings that they have designed for their precinct.

Robot Buddies Creativity Preview Unit
Building a Robot · Learning Opportunities Your students will work in groups to build their robot.

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle Question-Based Investigations Preview Unit
Assessment · Synthesis Phase You will conduct a conference with each student to assess their understanding of the content they have learnt during their research.