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Reversible and irreversible changes


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Curriculum relevance

England

Key Stage 2
Programme of study: Science
Sc3 Materials and their properties; Changing materials
  • 2b: to describe changes that occur when materials are heated or cooled
  • 2d: about reversible changes, including melting, boiling, condensing, freezing and evaporating
  • 2f: that non-reversible changes result in the formation of new materials that may be useful
Sc3 Materials and their properties; Separating mixtures of materials
  • 3b: that some solids dissolve in water to give solutions but some do not
  • 3c: how to separate insoluble solids from liquids by filtering
  • 3d: how to recover dissolved solids by evaporating the liquid from the solution
QCA scheme of work primary science units 6C: More about dissolving and 6D: Reversible and irreversible changes

Wales

Key Stage 2
Programme of study: Science
Materials and their properties; Changing materials
  • 2.1: to explore changes in materials and recognise those that can be reversed and those that cannot
  • 2.2: that dissolving, melting, condensing, freezing and evaporating are changes that can be reversed
  • 2.3: that irreversible changes result in a new material being produced, which may be useful
  • 2.6: that heating or cooling materials can cause them to change
Materials and their properties; Separating mixtures of materials
  • 3.2: that some solids are soluble in water and will dissolve to give solutions, but some will not
  • 3.3: that insoluble solids can be separated from liquids by filtering
  • 3.4: that solids that have dissolved can be recovered by evaporating the liquid from the solution
Northern Ireland

Key Stage 2
Programme of study: Science and technology
Materials; Change
  • a: investigate which everyday substances dissolve in water
  • c: investigate the changes of state brought about by heating and cooling everyday substances
  • e: understand that when new materials are formed, change is permanent
Scotland

Environmental studies: 5-14 National guidelines
Science; Earth and space; Changing materials
  • Level B: describe how everyday materials can be changed by heating or cooling
  • Level B: give examples of everyday materials that dissolve in water
  • Level C: distinguish between soluble and insoluble materials
  • Level D: explain how evaporation and filtration can be used in the separation of solids from liquids




 
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