Lesson 3

How can changing materials from solid to liquid be useful?

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Preparation

Gather some of the examples of the materials discussed on the student summary i.e. glass, steel, aluminium, plastic.
Students will need access to the internet and other reference material to complete the research activity on investigation sheet.

Curriculum links

Australian Curriculum: ACSSU046, ACSHE051, ACSIS054, ACSIS055, ACSIS060
NSW Curriculum: ST2-6MW-S, ST2-10ES-S, ST2-1WS-S
VIC Curriculum: VCSSU056, VCSSU059, VCSIS066, VCSIS067, VCSIS068, VCSIS072
WA Curriculum: ACSSU046, ACSHE051, ACSIS054, ACSIS055, ACSIS060

Suggested teaching strategies

Collaborative learning strategies

Introduction

Provide some of the examples of the materials discussed in the student summary for the class to examine i.e. glass, steel, aluminium and plastic.
Students will need access to the internet and other reference material complete the research activity on the investigation sheet.
The student summary and worksheet should be used together.

Development

Provide students with printable versions of the student summary and worksheet. Have students complete the worksheet. Students can work in a small group for the activity on the worksheet.
Suggestions for solid and liquid materials for them to investigate could include: car batteries; outdated medicines; cooking oil; paint; specific or general cleaning products such as varnish and bleach; asbestos; electronic goods such as computers, tyres; mobile phones and televisions; glass; metal; cars and other vehicles; pesticides; boat flares; gas cylinders; pool chemicals.

Differentiation

Groups for investigation sheet could be arranged based on student ability.

Conclusion

With assistance, students work out how to present their research to the class or small group. Compare and discuss the information found about the same materials.

Assessment

Worksheet answers

1. Teacher check
2. Answers should indicate that when gold is mined it can be heated to become a liquid and poured into moulds to make ingots of a set size. These are easier to buy and transport. Ingots can be melted again to make gold products.
3. (a) plastic: Teacher check examples (b) steel: Teacher check examples (c) aluminium: Teacher check examples (d) glass: Teacher check examples
4. Teacher check
5. Teacher check

Science as a Human Endeavour question

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Investigation sheet answers

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Science Year 3 Unit 2 Lesson 3 Intro 1

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How can changing materials
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Science Year 3 Unit 2 Lesson 3 Slide 1

Solids can be changed to liquids and liquids can be changed to solids.

This can be very useful in our everyday lives.

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Science – Unit 2 – Lesson 3 – image – batter

Science – Unit 2 – Lesson 3 – image – baking

A lump of solid butter can be melted to become liquid and mixed with other ingredients to make biscuits, cakes and so on.

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Water can be made into solid ice blocks to keep drinks cold or food cold in coolers.

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We can choose between a solid bar of soap to wash ourselves in the shower or a pump bottle of liquid soap.

Can you think of other useful ways we change solids to liquids and liquids to solids?

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There are reasons people in different jobs change materials from liquid to solid and solid to liquid.

Think about people who work with a metal such as gold.

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After it is mined and treated, gold is heated until it becomes a liquid and a set amount can be poured into a container.

It is cooled and becomes a solid again - it has become a gold ingot.

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This makes it easier for manufacturers to buy and transport.

The ingot will be melted again before being made into jewellery, coins, caps for teeth and so on.

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Did you know that changing solids to liquids and liquids to solids is also very useful for recycling may materials?

Here’s how this characteristic helps four different kinds of materials to be recycled.

Science Year 3 Unit 2 Lesson 3 Slide 9

Glass

Glass bottles and jars have metal lids removed and stickers taken off the outside.
Then they are crushed and sent as solid pieces to a glass factory.

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The pieces are mixed with other materials needed to make glass and placed in an extremely hot furnace to melt.
When cooled, this mixture can be moulded into new glass bottles and jars - solids once again!

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Steel

Solid steel objects are sent to a steelmaking plant where they are melted down with other materials.

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The liquid metal is poured into moulds and left to become solid.

A machine cuts it into large pieces to be sent to various factories to make new steel products such as tools and car parts.

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Aluminium

Aluminium cans are squashed into bales.
These are shredded and have the paint removed.

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The pieces are melted then poured into containers to make ingots.

These are rolled into very thin, coiled aluminium sheets and made into new aluminium cans.

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Plastic

Plastic bottles are sorted into different types then squashed into bales.
A machine cuts them into flakes.

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These are cleaned, melted down, then made into new plastic items such as garden chairs, bottles and bins.

Science Year 3 Unit 2 Lesson 3 Final Slide

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