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Change: Change
Content of this Unit
Changes to materials can be reversible or irreversible.
describing what happens when materials are mixed
investigating the solubility of common materials in water
investigating the change in state caused by heating and cooling of a familiar substance
investigating irreversible changes such as rusting, burning and cooking
exploring how reversible changes can be used to recycle materials
investigate reversible reactions such as melting, freezing and evaporating
Reversible and Irreversible Changes
An interactive from BBC Schools
Books in our Library on Change and Recycling
Recycling by Neil Morris and Mark Turner
Call Number: 363.7282 MOR
Recycling and Managing Waste by Justin Healy
Call Number: 363.72 REC
Rubbish Disposal by Deborah Bedford
Call Number: 363.728 BED
Waste and Recycling by Justin Healey
Call Number: 363.728 WAS
Matter and How It Changes by Joseph Midthun
Call Number: 530 MID
Recycle, Reduce, Reuse, Rethink (series of 6 books) by Kate Walker
Call Number: 363.7288 WAL
Aluminium
Glass
Household Waste
Paper
Plastics
Steel
Videos from ABC Splash
Games from ABC Splash
Clickview
For Teachers
Change Detectives by Australian Academy of Science
Call Number: 620.11 CHA
Developing Science: Upper Primary Book 2 by Christine Moorcroft
Call Number: 507 MOO
Discovering Science 4 by Peter Hope
Call Number: 507.1 HOP
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
Call Number: 363.72 RED
bulletin board kit - sort photos of real-life objects into Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle bins