Lesson One – Filtering Water

This science teaching pack for Key Stage Two gets the children to conduct and record the results of scientific tests about how to use a selection of different methods when filtering substances that are contained in water.
The class can explain and model some of the special methods that can be used when attempting to retrieve a range of solid materials from a liquid material.
Download this teaching pack including a lesson plan, classroom activities and an interactive presentation to conduct and record the results of scientific tests about how to use a selection of different methods when filtering substances that are contained in water
Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe the properties of different solids and liquids and a worksheet to select and record observations about how to use different materials and methods when attempting to filter water to remove solid substances.
The interactive presentation gets the children to explore how to conduct and record results of tests about how to use different methods of filtering substances contained in water.
This lesson is part of a science scheme of work to get the children to investigate, test and record how a range of different materials can be changed and altered including the use of dissolving and evaporation. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.
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