Society resources

Students outline four ways of improving a given plan for an investigation to make it a fair test.

Students answer five questions about 'fair testing' for an outlined investigation.

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.

Students are asked to give a useful property for each of four materials used in different situations.

Task: Process and interpret data in a table to identify the best paper to use for a game. Evaluate the reliability of the collected data. Assessment focus: using evidence to answer a question.

Students use a list that has some properties of glass to help them answer four questions about glass use.

Students write down three features of plastic that makes it useful in the home.

Students complete a table for six common objects by stating the material used to make each object and a useful property of that material.

Students answer three questions about information found on a bottle of bleach.

This practical assessment requires students to design and carry out tests on three properties of four different fabrics in order to find the most suitable fabric for the stated purpose.

Students name things that are protected by paint. Students also explain why metal needs protecting.

Students identify three different places where food can be put to keep it cool. Students also explain why keeping food cool is beneficial.

Students write down three reasons why aluminium could be a good material for house frames instead of wood.