Year 5 Chemical Science

STEM Design Brief

Introduction

Everything around us is made up of Brief

molecules. Molecules make up solids,
liquids and gases. What kind of
Draw and annotate designs, collect
container can hold a solid? What kind
materials and create containers to hold
of container can hold a liquid? What
all three states of matter.
kind of container can hold a gas?
Design containers to hold each state
of matter.

Generating Designs
Project Specifications
Begin by finding out about what types
of materials best hold each of the Once your design has been peer and
states of matter.
teacher evaluated, begin creating your
containers.

Draw and annotate different designs to

determine the best way to contain a
solid, liquid and a gas.
The design must…

Contain the state of matter it is

Think about…
designed for without any assistance.
size, shape, flexibility, materials, etc.

Evaluation
Project Management
1. Peer and teacher evaluation:
Assess a partner’s design plan, are
1. Research how each state of matter the drawings clear? Is it
interacts with containers
annotated? Did they use accurate
2. Design containers
terminology?

3. Peer evaluate design to ensure it 2. Self - evaluation:

meets criteria
After the state of matter stay in its
4. Use materials to build container
container? If I redesigned my
5. Test container containers would I do anything
different?
 Presentation

Students will use various recording tools including

original drawings, developed drawings, photographs, Time Frame

short videos, anecdotal notes, observation checklists
Three lessons…

etc. to record the process from the point they begin

to develop original ideas to the conclusion of the 1. Planning lesson

2. Construction lesson

project.
3. Testing lesson

The students will use the above resources and use

computers to create a digital presentation using

PowerPoint on the design process and the

effectiveness of their container. They will then write

out speeches and present to the whole class.