Advanced Material Properties
CONCEPTUALCompare and group everyday materials based on advanced properties: hardness, solubility, transparency, electrical and thermal conductivity, and response to magnets
Mastery Evidence
- Define and test for at least four properties: hardness, solubility, conductivity, magnetism
- Group a set of materials based on test results for each property
- Use results to explain why certain materials are chosen for specific uses (e.g. copper for wires because it conducts electricity)
Assessment Prompt
“Can [child] test materials and sort them by whether they dissolve in water, conduct electricity, or are attracted to a magnet?”
Curriculum Standards2 alignments
5-PS1-3Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) K-5codes onlyY5.Sci.PCM.1The national curriculum in Englandcompare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties, including their hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity (electrical and thermal), and response to magnets
Prerequisites4
- Testing Materials for UsessoftAges 7—10
- Material Properties VocabularyhardAges 9—11
- Choosing the Right MaterialhardAges 6—8
- Solids, Liquids & GasessoftAges 8—9
Show full prerequisite tree
- Testing Materials for Uses soft
Within GB sequence, testing advanced properties supports justifying material choices; US teaches material uses earlier without this prerequisite
- Material Properties Vocabulary soft
Giving evidence-based reasons for material uses draws on conductor, insulator, and other property vocabulary
- Material Properties Vocabulary hard
Grouping materials by hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity, and magnetic response requires all these property terms
- Choosing the Right Material hard
Must understand material suitability before testing advanced properties like conductivity and solubility
- Material Properties Vocabulary soft
Comparing suitability of materials for uses requires property vocabulary to articulate why one material is better than another
- Grouping Materials hard
Must group materials by properties before evaluating suitability for purposes
- States of Matter Vocabulary soft
Describing physical properties of materials uses solid/liquid/gas vocabulary introduced in the states of matter LANGUAGE node
- Solids, Liquids & Gases soft
Understanding states of matter supports testing properties like solubility
- States of Matter Vocabulary hard
Comparing and grouping materials as solids, liquids, or gases requires the naming vocabulary for the three states
- Drawing Particle Diagrams hard
Comparing and grouping solids, liquids, and gases by properties is greatly aided by the particle diagram representation
- Heating & Cooling Changes hard
Must classify states of matter before understanding changes between states
- States of Matter Vocabulary hard
Describing and measuring changes of state requires solid/liquid/gas vocabulary and the term 'change of state'
- Drawing Particle Diagrams hard
Observing and describing change of state requires reading particle diagrams showing how arrangement changes on heating or cooling
- Grouping Materials hard
Must group materials by properties before classifying into three states of matter
- States of Matter Vocabulary soft
Describing physical properties of materials uses solid/liquid/gas vocabulary introduced in the states of matter LANGUAGE node
- Changing Shapes of Solids soft
Changing shapes of solids provides context for understanding solid properties
- Describing Material Properties hard
Must know material properties before investigating how shapes change
- States of Matter Vocabulary soft
Describing physical properties of materials uses solid/liquid/gas vocabulary introduced in the states of matter LANGUAGE node
Unlocks1
- Dissolving & SolutionshardAges 9—10