English National Curriculum - Science Science
Mission Objectives
Define evaporation and condensation
Investigate the effect of temperature on the rate of evaporation
Raise further questions to be investigated
Enquiry Approach - Comparative / fair testing
Conducting a test that controls all but one variable to answer a scientific question.
Enquiry Skill - Making predictions
Using prior knowledge to make informed suggestions on what may happen in a scientific enquiry.
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Words and meanings to learn
evaporation
when a liquid changes state to a gas
process
series of steps
condensation
when a gas changes state to a liquid
absorb
take in
water vapour
water in the form of a gas
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Resources: Cups or beakers, water, measuring cylinders, graph paper, a ruler and a pencil.
Core Handout (2): An investigation sheet for the children to write their method, gather their results and record their conclusions.
For your information:
| Material | Melting Point |
| Ice | 1 °C |
| Sugar | 185°C |
| Better | 35°C |
| Chocolate | 35°C |
| Wax | 62°C |
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