Properties of household goods

Properties of household goods

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Overview
Using this Resource
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Marking Student Responses
Further Resources
This task is about using evidence found in a table to answer questions about chemical properties.
The table below lists some properties of different household materials.
 
PROPERTIES
Material State Acid/Base/Neutral Colour
Fertiliser
Solid
Acid
Blue
Baking soda
Solid
Base
White
Chalk
Solid
Base
Green
Salt
Solid
Neutral
White
Cooking oil
Liquid
Neutral
Yellow
Vinegar
Liquid
Acid
Brown
Shampoo
Liquid
Base
White

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a)  Which material is both acid and brown?  FertiliserBaking sodaChalkSaltCooking oilVinegarShampoo

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b)  What property does chalk and salt have in common?  

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c)  What two properties do baking soda and shampoo have in common? 
       and  

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d)  Choose a property that separates the seven materials into two groups.
  1. Name the property that separates the two groups
  2. List the materials in each group name the materials in each group.
  Group 1 Group 2
Type of property
Materials with this property
 
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with SOME auto marking).
Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
Science, Understanding about science, Material World
Keywords: 
properties, table interpretation, chemical properties, material properties, physical properties
Description of task: 
Students use a table about properties of different materials to answer questions about this, and to group the materials listed into two groups.
Curriculum Links: 
Science capabilities
The capabilities focus is brought about by the conversations you have and the questions you ask.
 
Capability: Interpret representations
This resource provides opportunities to discuss different ways of reading information in a table. 
Science capabilities: 
Interpret representations
Answers/responses: 
  

Y8 (05/1999)
a) Vinegar very easy
b) Solid (state) very easy
c) Base and white (colour) easy
d) Any 1 of:

  • Group 1: Solid – fertiliser, baking soda, chalk, salt
    Group 2: Liquid – cooking oil, vinegar, shampoo
  • Group 1: Acid – fertiliser, vinegar
    Group 2: Not acid – baking soda, chalk, salt, shampoo, cooking oil
  • Group 1: Base – baking soda, chalk, shampoo
    Group 2: Not a base – fertiliser, vinegar, cooking oil, salt
  • Group 1: Neutral – cooking oil, salt
    Group 2: Not neutral – fertiliser, vinegar, baking soda, chalk, salt, shampoo
  • Group 1: White – baking soda, salt, shampoo
    Group 2: Coloured – fertiliser, vinegar, cooking oil, chalk

[NOTE: Other answers may be possible for d).]

 2 marks –
difficult

1 mark –
moderate