Chemistry for Level 4

These lesson plans were developed by Grade 5 and 6 teachers at Clayton North Primary School in VIC working with a third year chemistry student from Monash University. The unit uses teacher demonstrations and student activity to introduce a number of chemistry concepts including diffusion of substances, pH and how the particle nature of matter gives rise to solids, liquids and gases.

• The Particle Nature of Matter (pdf 118kb).
• Diffusion (pdf 229kb)
• Physical and Chemical Changes (pdf 76kb)
• pH Table (pdf 155kb)
• Exothermic and Endothermic Reactions (pdf 88kb)
• Ooblik - an Unusual Substance (pdf 60kb)
• Making a Volcano (pdf 88kb)

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