P5 Particles

This week we have been learning about changing materials and in particular solids, liquids and gasses.  We learned that all ‘matter’ is made up of particles and that these particles behave differently in solids, liquids and gasses.  We turned ourselves into P5 Particles and moved around the classroom as if we were a solid, liquid or a gas! 

In a solid, the particles are very close together and can’t move.  That’s what makes something a ‘solid’!  We had to stand very close together and be very still.

Miss Shearer 'heated' us a little bit and we turned into a liquid!  In a liquid the particles are a little bit further apart and so the liquid can be any shape and can move quite freely.  This time we could move away from each other a little and we moved around together.

Finally Miss Shearer heated us even more and we turned into a gas!  In a gas, the particles spread out and move far away from each other, taking up all the space of the container they are in.  We had to move away from each other and take up all the space in the classroom!  It was great fun and we showed a good understanding of this topic.