Victorian Curriculum / Learning Areas / Science / Science Understanding / Chemical sciences

Objects are made of materials that have observable properties (VCSSU044)

Observable Properties of Materials Subject Based Preview Unit

Sharing What I Know About Chemistry · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will share what they know about materials that are used to make different objects.
Clothing in Different Situations · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider appropriate clothing for a range of different activities.
That's Not My Property · Learning Opportunities
Your students will create a book describing materials and their observable properties.
Grouping Objects Based on Common Properties · Learning Opportunities
Your students will find objects in the classroom that have a common property.
Creative Uses: Metal · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn how a blacksmith uses metal and they will use a paper clip in an interesting way.
Creative Uses: Wool · Learning Opportunities
Your students will learn about how wool is made and use a ball of wool in an interesting way.
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.

The Bridge and Beyond Discovery Preview Unit

Building with Aluminium Foil · Learning Opportunities
Your students will discover the properties of aluminium foil as they build a boat for their billy goats.
Building with Wood · Learning Opportunities
Your students will discover the properties of wood as they build with icy-pole sticks.
Paper Corrugations · Learning Opportunities
Your students will discover the properties of paper as they build a paper and cardboard bridge.
Pretest · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will share what they already know about the materials that they will learn about during this learning sequence.
Glossary of Discovery · Pretesting and Familiarisation
Your students will consider the properties of a range of materials.
Modelling a Goat · Learning Opportunities
Your students will discover the properties of modelling clay or similar as they create a model of a billy goat.

Topsy Turvy Tales Creativity Preview Unit

Exploring Materials · Learning Opportunities
Your students will consider what everyday objects are made of.

A Place to Call Home 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.