Year 4 Science · Solids, liquids and gases · Summary
Year 4 Science Solids, liquids and gases: summary and key words
Part of the Year 4 Science solids, liquids and gases chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page
Chapter summary
| Skill | Method |
|---|---|
| Solid | Keeps its own shape. Hard to squash. Does not flow. Examples: wood, metal, rock, plastic, ice. |
| Liquid | Flows and can be poured. Takes the shape of its container, but keeps the same amount. Examples: water, milk, oil, juice. |
| Gas | Spreads out to fill its container. Can be squashed. Examples: air, the bubbles in fizzy water. |
| Grouping | Compare the features of each material. Each material belongs to one group. |
| Fair test | Keep the amount the same, and change only the container. Measure the amount in ml. |
Can you…?
- I can say what a solid, a liquid and a gas are like
- I can sort everyday materials into solids, liquids and gases
- I can count the materials in each group, using a table
- I can explain that a liquid keeps the same amount but changes its shape
- I can plan and read a fair test on the shape of a liquid
- I can explain why materials are grouped by their features
Key terms
- solid
- a material that keeps its own shape and does not flow
- liquid
- a material that flows, can be poured, and takes the shape of its container
- gas
- a material that has no fixed shape and spreads out to fill its container
- material
- what something is made of, such as wood, water or air
- state
- whether a material is a solid, a liquid or a gas
- carbon dioxide
- the gas in the bubbles in fizzy water
- volume
- how much space something takes up, or how much liquid there is
- millilitre
- a unit for measuring an amount of liquid, written ml