1.Earth and the Solar System

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1. Earth and the Solar System

• Know the names of all the planets and their order
  from the sun
• Know what the nearest star is called
• Know that Earth is a planet with one moon

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2. How Big is the Solar System

• Know where Earth is in the Solar system
• Understand the vast distances in the Solar System
• Know that Earth has one moon held in place by
  gravity

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3. Planet Earth Rocks

• Know about the structure of the Earth
• Know about the inner core, the outer core, the
  mantle and the crust

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4. Planet Earth

• Know about igneous, sedimentary and metamorphic
  rocks and how each was formed.
• Be able to name some features of igneous rocks
• Be able to name some features of sedimentary
  rocks
• Be able to give some examples of both igneous and
  sedimentary rocks

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5. Planet Earth Rocks 2

• Be able to describe how metamorphic rocks were
  formed
• Be able to give some examples of metamorphic rocks

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6. The States of Matter

• Know what the three states of matter are
• Be able to give three examples of substances
  which are found in each of the three states
• Be able to classify the substances as belonging
  to each of the three states

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7. Liquids and Gases

• Be able to describe some properties of a solid,
  liquid and gas.
• Be able to identify a substance as solid, liquid
  or gas based on its properties.

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8. Particles

• Know that everything is made up of particles
• Know that when particles of 2 substances mix the
  particles of each one can go into the spaces
  between the particles of the other

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9. Particles in Motion

• Know that particles of a gas are moving
• Know that the skin of a balloon must contain tiny
  holes
• Know that the particles of a gas will move till
  the container the gas is in is full of the gas
• Be able to draw and describe the speed of motion
  of gas particles

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10. Particles in motion 2

• Know that the particles of a liquid are always
  moving
• Be able to draw or recognise a particle picture
  of a liquid
• Be able to draw or recognise a particle picture
  of a solid
• Be able to compare the speed of movement of
  particles in a solid and a liquid

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Diffusion

• Know that there are spaces between the particles
  of a solid
• Know what diffusion is in solids liquids and gases

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12. Expansion and Contraction

• Be able to define expand and contract
• Be able to describe what effect heating and
  cooling will have on the volume of an object
• Be able to explain expansion and contraction in
  terms of particles and spaces

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13. One Substance 3 States

• Know the correct words for the changes of state
  between a solid, a liquid and a gas
• Be able to draw the particle pictures for these
  changes of state
• Know what effect the changes of state have on the
  speed of motion of the particles and how tightly
  held together they are

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14. Pressure

• Understand what causes pressure in a container
• Be able to state what effect changing the
  temperature has on pressure
• Be able to explain why changing the temperature
  changes the pressure
• Be able to state two other ways of changing
  pressure