Activities in this teaching pack include display posters to identify and describe what happens to different solid materials when mixed with water, a table display card to support an investigation into mixed materials and a template to record predictions and observations related to the test.

The interactive presentation gets the children to explore what might happen when mixing solid materials with a liquid and how to use the correct scientific vocabulary when recording observations about what happened.

This lesson is part of a science scheme of work to get the children to explore, test and explain how a range of different materials can change their states between solids, liquids and gases by conducting a series of fair tests. There are teaching activities for shared learning, differentiated worksheets to support independent learning and interactive presentations to introduce concepts and key skills.