Science·Matter & Materials·conceptual
Dissolving & Solutions
Understand that some materials dissolve in liquid to form a solution, and describe how to recover a substance from a solution by evaporation
Suggested ages 9–10
Learning journey
Your child is exploring how materials behave and change — investigating which substances dissolve in water, learning to separate mixtures, and distinguishing between changes that can be reversed and those that create entirely new materials.
Evidence of understanding
- Explain that dissolving means a solid mixes completely into a liquid to form a solution
- Describe how to recover a dissolved substance by evaporating the liquid
- Distinguish between a mixture (can see separate parts) and a solution (looks clear, fully dissolved)
Assessment prompt
Can Dissolving & Solutions explain what happens when sugar dissolves in tea, and figure out how to get the salt back from salty water?
Standards alignment
Y5.Sci.PCM.2GB · uk-nc-2013
Dissolving and recovering substances
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 2