Year 5 Properties and Changes of Materials Planning

A fully planned and resourced Year 5 Science unit covering Properties and Changes of Materials, with PowerPoint lessons, detailed planning, pupil resources, practical investigations, and SEND/EAL scaffolds.

The unit follows an enquiry-based approach, encouraging pupils to predict, test, observe and explain while developing secure scientific knowledge and vocabulary. Lessons are clearly structured with learning objectives, success criteria, key vocabulary, practical activities and plenaries.

What’s included:

PowerPoint presentations for each lesson

Detailed unit planning

Pre- and post-unit quizzes

Differentiated pupil resources

SEND/EAL scaffolds and sentence stems

Practical investigations

Scientific vocabulary and assessment opportunities

Topics covered:

Comparing and grouping materials

Choosing materials for different purposes

Thermal conductors and insulators

Dissolving and solutions

Fair testing

Separating mixtures

Filtration and evaporation

Reversible and irreversible changes

Rusting and chemical reactions

This resource is classroom-ready, inclusive and carefully sequenced, supporting Upper KS2 National Curriculum objectives while reducing planning time.