Material World resources

Students decide whether four statements about particular nature of matter are true or false and then give a reason for their answer.

Students are provided with four illustrations of situations where using electricity could be dangerous. Students are asked to explain why each situation is dangerous.

Students identify the solids, liquids, and gases in three short passages.

Students are provided with five diagrams of different arrangements of atoms. They select which diagram represents water, graphite, oxygen, and carbon monoxide.

Students classify five described changes as either a chemical or a physical change.

Students consider the potential for chemical change when a range of everyday substances are mixed. They use logical reasoning to work out the consequences of four pairs of reactions.

15 names of elements and symbols are provided. Students shade in those squares where the symbol correctly matches the name.

Students answer three multiple-choice questions about atoms, elements, and atomic number.

The resource consists of two multiple-choice questions about solubility and saturated solutions.

Task: describe what would happen to four items of food when left in the sun. Assessment focus: change.

Students select the most appropriate method that could be used to separate five different mixtures.

Task: Select which state of water applies to a list of places where water can be found. Assessment focus: states of water.

Task: Answer three questions. Assessment focus: condensation.