Lesson summary
Students conduct an experiment to measure the effect of insulators on the rate of ice melting.
Learning intentions:
Students will...
- describe how to cause or prevent a change of state.
Success criteria:
Students can...
- conduct an experiment to prove a theory.
Lesson guides and printables
Lesson details
Curriculum mapping
Australian Curriculum (v9.0) content descriptions:
Science:
Students learn to:
- investigate the observable properties of solids and liquids and how adding or removing heat energy leads to a change of state (AC9S3U04)
Relevant parts of Year 3 achievement standards:
By the end of Year 3, students describe how to cause a change of state.
Resources required
- Aluminium foil
- Fabric, such as teatowels
- Ice cubes
- Newspaper
- Several small cardboard boxes
- Stopwatch
- Styrofoam
Skills
This lesson is designed to build students’ competencies in the following skills:
- curiosity
- reflection
- critical thinking
Additional info
Level of teacher scaffolding: Medium - support students in the theories, practical experimentation, and explaining and recording their observations.
This is an original Cool+ lesson.
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