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This is a practical session to be used with a whole class with scope within the activity for a number of different methods of learning:

Whole class dialogue - Discussion of each part of the activity.
Open-ended questions – Why do materials change state? What happens to the particles?
Project work – As part of a wider science topic on materials.
Enquiry-based learning – Children are discovering the answer to questions that they are encouraged to pose themselves.
Arguing and reasoning – Persuading each other about their ideas.
Exploring ideas – Developing practical, physical understanding of key scientific principles.

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-This is a practical session to be used with a whole class with scope for a number of different methods of learning:
+This is a practical session to be used with a whole class with scope within the activity for a number of different methods of learning:<br />
-* Whole class dialogue   - discussion of each part of the activity.
+* Whole class dialogue - Discussion of each part of the activity.
 * Open-ended questions – Why do materials change state?  What happens to the particles?
-* Project work – as part of a wider science topic on materials.
+* Project work – As part of a wider science topic on materials.
-* Enquiry-based learning – children are discovering the answer to questions that they are encouraged to pose themselves.
+* Enquiry-based learning – Children are discovering the answer to questions that they are encouraged to pose themselves.
-* Arguing and reasoning – persuading each other about their ideas.
+* Arguing and reasoning – Persuading each other about their ideas.
-* Exploring ideas – developing practical, physical understanding of key scientific principles.
+* Exploring ideas – Developing practical, physical understanding of key scientific principles.<br />