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Levels: 1-2
Contextual strands: Material world

Synopsis

Sand, salt, and jelly crystals have been chosen as the topic for this book because:

• they are substances that are familiar to most children
• they provide ready examples of temporary and permanent changes.

The important principles covered in this book are:

• the conservation of matter
• the difference between dissolving and melting
• the reversibility and the irreversibility of different physical and chemical changes.

Concept overview

Use the concept overview, which is also on the inside front cover of the book, as a reference for the concepts that relate to Sand, Salt, and Jelly Crystals: Melting and Mixing Materials.

Read the concept overview (PDF 805 KB)

Links with other titles in the series

• Book 14: Making Porridge (L1-2, Physical World)
• Book 15: Where's the Water? (L1-2, Material World, Physical World, Planet Earth and Beyond)
• Book 32: Introducing Metals (L1-2, Material World)
• Book 33: Working with Metals (L3-4, Material World)
• Book 56: Bread (L2-4, Material World)
• Book 58: Ice (L1-2, Material World, Physical World)

Assessment resources

Search the science section of the Assessment Resource Banks (ARB) website to find resources that assess the 'big idea' learning outcomes referred to in the concept overview for this title.

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