Students are asked to identify a solid, liquid, and a gas. They are also asked to write down two things that are generally true for each of these three states of matter.
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Science capabilities
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Capability: Gather and interpret data
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Any correct solid identified, e.g., potato, book, bowl, etc.
Any correct liquid identified, e.g., soft drink, bleach, paint, etc.
Any correct gas identified, e.g., steam, air, carbon dioxide, helium
moderate
a)
ii)
Any 2 of:
Solids have a definite shape/structure/particles are close together.
Most solids are hard (some are soft, e.g., wax).
Any other acceptable answers
2 correct - very difficult
1 correct - moderate
b)
ii)
Any 2 of:
They move/are runny/can flow.
Do not have a shape of their own/they fill the space they occupy
They can be clear or coloured.
Any other acceptable answers
2 correct - very difficult
1 correct - difficult
c)
ii)
Any 2 of:
Do not have a shape of their own/they fill the space they occupy
Can be compressed
Most are clear/cannot be seen.
Particles are far apart.
Any other acceptable answers
2 correct - very difficult
1 correct - difficult
NOTE: Only 46% of students were successfully able to name an example of a solid, liquid, and a gas.
