SCIENCE ENRICHMENT DAY 1

MATERIALS

"What a beautiful day!" declared Mrs. Pearson as she looked out of her office window. Whilst she looked, she noticed the sunlight hitting an opaque object. What happens when light hits opaque materials?

B) It forms a shadow because

light can't get through.

C) It turns to chocolate as it bakes in

the sun.

A) It shines through &

makes a rainbow.

D) Nothing happens when

light hits opaque materials.

Mr. Still was playing with his favourite

toy car. As he played, he

noticed that there was less friction when he pushed it

upon a surface made of which

material?

B) Melted Chocolate

C) Varnished Wood

A) Thick Carpet

D) Tray of Sawdust

Miss Felton was cooking with Class2. Her pupils asked her whether the sugar they were using to

make the biscuits would dissolve most easily into cold water, warm water or hot water. What does

she tell them?

A) Cold Water

B) Warm Water

C) Hot Water

D) It doesn't matter.

Mr. Still & Mr. D are trying to agree which of these materials are magnetic. Can you help them make the

right choice?

A) A Wooden Mallet

B) An Iron Nail

C) Mrs. MaskellD) A Pot of

Gold

It is a crisp & cold morning on Mrs. Benfell's birthday. She is happily playing skipping whilst on playground

duty. As a special treat the teachers have made her a hot chocolate drink for when she comes in but they don't want it to get cold. Which of these materials would insulate her cup of hot chocolate the best?

A) Tin Foil B) Cling Film

C) Polystyrene D) A Tea-towel

Mrs. Williams was busy stirring up a hot pot of stew with her favourite wooden spoon. What property does a wooden spoon have which makes it ideal for stirring very hot

liquids?

A) It's a thermal

conductor.

B) It's a cosmic

interference.

C) It's a cosmic transference.

D) It's a thermal

insulator.

Mrs. Pearson is burning some paper, Mr. Still is frying an egg, Mrs. Maskell is baking a cake & Mr. D is

dissolving salt in water. Which of these processes is a reversible change?

A) Burning paper

B) Baking a cake

C) Frying an egg

D) Dissolving salt in water

The postman has brought three packages to the office this morning. Mrs. Billingham would like

you to tell her which is heavier - the package with a kilogram of feathers, a kilogram of dried peas

or a kilogram of gold?

B) The peas A) The gold

C) The feathersD) None of

them

The playground has flooded again after torrential rain & Mrs. Jones is having fun

testing whether different materials float or sink? Can you tell her which material will

actually sink?B) Polystyrene

balls A) Apples

C) £2 coins D) Toy boats

Mr. Lawson wants salt with his fish & chips but the salt has been mixed up with some sand! Which two

processes can he use to separate these two materials (salt & sand)?

A) Freezing & Melting

B) Dissolving & Evaporating

C) Burning & Sieving

D) Condensing & Saturating

Mrs. Cheater, who is amazing at finding all sorts of things, has just found a very

hard material. Which of these is the hardest material that she found?

A) Dark chocolate

B) Durable enamel

C) Dusty bricksD) Diamond gemstones

Mr. D, having swum 30 lengths of the swimming pool, was exhausted & gasping for air. As he recovered he

began to wonder which gas makes up the highest proportion of the air that we breathe. Can you find the

right answer for him?A) Nitrogen

(N)

B) Oxygen (O)

C) Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

D) Argon (Ar)

Mrs. Maskell is busily trying to separate some mixtures that should never have been mixed! Which of these

mixtures would a magnet help her to separate?

A) Nickel & Iron Filings

B) Sugar & Salt Granules

C) Chocolate & Iron Buttons

D) Cobalt & Nickel Particles

Mrs. Pearce would like a nice hot cup of tea & is waiting for the kettle to boil. Can you tell her at

what temperature water boils?

A) 100° B) 110° C) 101° D) 111°

Mrs. Jackson & Mrs. Moscrop are competing in a competition where they have to build a "bridge" from three everyday materials. Which of the following sets of materials would you choose to build a bridge if you

were also competing?

A) Newspaper, sellotape &

string

B) Newspaper, wooden sticks

& blu-tac

C) Newspaper, cotton wool &

blu-tac

D) Newspaper, wooden sticks

& wire

Mrs. McPhilemy needs to know which material is liquid at 110 degrees centigrade. Can you

tell her?

A) Mercury B) Water

C) Waffles D) Mushrooms

A) Melting chocolate over a hot pan of water

B) Mixing vinegar with

bicarbonate of soda

C) Freezing orange soda to make an iced

lollyD) Dissolving

salt in a bowl of soup

Mrs. Neve likes to mix things together. She has decided to

experiment with different materials to see if she can create any irreversible changes. Which of

these is an irreversible change?

Which of the following materials is Mrs. Pearson describing?

"It's opaque, conducts electricity & is flexible."

A) Rubber B) Glass

C) Chocolate D) Copper

Mr. Still is a contestant on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? He has just been asked "What is the name of the process where water vapour changes to water droplets in the rain cycle?" He has decided to use his

PHONE A FRIEND option to call Mrs. Maskell. What answer should she give him?

A) Filtration

B) Transpiration

C) Condensation

D) Evaporation