Achieve! Interactive Instant Lessons - Science - Properties of Matter

Achieve! Interactive Instant Lessons - Science series has been written by a literacy expert, in consultation with experienced science teachers, to assist secondary school students with low literacy skills to access the regular science curriculum and enjoy success working on topics alongside their classmates.

Each title in this series contains 6 units of work with full-colour interactive lesson pages and work sheets that can be used on Interactive Whiteboards, on laptops or in computer labs. The work sheets are also photocopiable. Each interactive lesson features full-colour photo stills, diagrams and illustrations, plus roll-over definitions and images that reinforce and explain and lesson content.

The interactive work sheet content is explored in a step-by-step approach, with a repetition of activity types that build student confidence. These computer-based activities will encourage student participation, enjoyment and success in science classes. In addition, short movie clips with linked extension activities, a key word glossary, six multiple-choice topic tests and interactive games provide a variety of ways to teach content and test student understanding.

Properties of Matter - topics include:

• Atoms and molecules
• Joining atoms together
• How atoms behave
• The states of matter
• How matter changes
• Substances

About the author:
Ally Chumley writes educational resources for teachers and learners across a range of subjects. She’s been a teacher for over 15 years, and enjoys the challenge of making difficult concepts accessible and inspiring in the classroom. Her formal credentials include the degrees of Bachelor and Master of Education. Ally has written a number of highly successful titles for Blake Education and is a valued member of the author team. She lives on the mid-north coast of New South Wales and runs a student coaching business with her husband.