How Do Different Liquids Change by Removing Heat Energy?

How Do Different Liquids Change by Removing Heat Energy?

Lesson 13 of 18 in this unit

Lesson summary

Students conduct an experiment that demonstrates how removing heat energy leads to a change of state.

Learning intentions:

Students will...

  • investigate how removing heat energy leads to a change of state in some liquids.

Success criteria:

Students can...

  • conduct an experiment to prove a theory. 

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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

  • Clear plastic container
  • Freezer
  • Oil (vegetable oil or olive oil)
  • Water

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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