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Amplification of the yearly learning objectives

Year 7Year 8

3 Chemical and material behaviour

3.1 Particle models

recognise obvious examples and properties of solids, liquids and gases using a simple model or analogyexplain the grouping of materials into solid/liquid/gas categories with reference to their properties, and use this to describe simple evidence for the existence of gases, e.g. smell
explain the grouping of everyday materials into solid/liquid/gas categories with reference to their properties, recognising that changes of state are reversible changes and dependent on temperaturedescribe and carry out a range of separation techniques, such as filtration or distillation, in familiar contexts
justify their own classification of some ‘difficult’ materials, e.g. toothpaste, soap powder describe changes of state in terms of a particle model