Material Science and Sustainability · Engineering & Design

Properties of Solids and Liquids

Classifying materials based on their observable physical properties.

Key Questions

  1. 1What makes a material a liquid rather than a solid?
  2. 2How can we change a solid into a liquid and back again?
  3. 3Why do some materials float while others sink?

ACARA Content Descriptions

AC9S3U04
Year: Year 3
Subject: Science
Unit: Material Science and Sustainability
Period: Engineering & Design

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