This unit of work is made up of ten one hour lessons which are to be taught consecutively. It has been planned so that Year 4 children (8 - 9 year olds) can work independently, in small groups and as a whole class to build upon the idea about temperature as a measure of how hot or cold objects are and learn about thermal insulators as materials which can help to keep things warm or cold.
Experimental and investigative work focuses on:
- turning ideas into a form that can be investigated
- using thermometers to make careful measurements of temperature
- identifying and suggesting explanations for patterns and trends in results and using results to draw conclusions.
The unit is closely linked to QCA Unit 4C Keeping Warm.
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