Students classify six common substances as either a solid, liquid, or a gas. Students then group these substances into elements, mixtures, or compounds.
Task: Describe where water goes when washing is drying and from a swimming pool, and discuss factors that affect this process. Assessment focus: evaporation.
Students are given a diagram of a glacier, and asked to identify natural hazards and the possible effect of increased temperature on the position of the glacier snout.
Students suggest why two girls of the same weight go down a slide at different speeds, and then identify the forces acting on the girls. The assessment focus is on the forces of gravity and friction.
Students use a circuit diagram to answer questions about how removing bulbs affects the other bulbs in the circuit. Assessment focus: Electrical circuits
Students are provided with four illustrations of situations where using electricity could be dangerous. Students are asked to explain why each situation is dangerous.
Task: Answer a multiple choice questions about what would be seen on earth if a meteor hit the moon, and explain why that answer is correct. Assessment focus: how sound and light travel.