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Overview

This demo relates to the following aspects of the National Curriculum for Science:

Key Stage 3:

This activity encourages practical inquiry skills in the area of ‘Chemical and material behaviour’, specifically:

  • Link behaviour and nature of materials to particle structure
  • Production of new materials with desirable properties
  • Properties of compounds

Key Stage 4:

  • Properties of materials
  • Structure and bonding of materials