AC9S5U04

Elaborations

• AC9S5U04_E1classifying substances as solids, liquids and gases and investigating their properties
• AC9S5U04_E2exploring examples that demonstrate that gases have mass, such as blowing air through straws to move objects or using a balance to compare an empty balloon to one filled with air
• AC9S5U04_E3using role-play to model the arrangement and motion of particles in solids, liquids and gases
• AC9S5U04_E4observing a virtual demonstration of coloured gases being compressed and providing an explanation for the change in colour intensity
• AC9S5U04_E5exploring, through guided discussion, ideas about what is between particles
• AC9S5U04_E6recognising First Nations Australians’ knowledges and understandings of solids, liquids and gases and how these knowledges are applied in a range of processes and practices, including the extraction of oils, medical therapies and cooking