Level 1: What things are made of

Radiation and the atom · level 1 of 8 · rough age 5-6 (a guide for parents; anyone can start anywhere)

Everything around you is made of tiny pieces, far too small to see. This first level looks for them: in sand and sugar, in mixtures you can sort out again, and in things that seem to vanish in water. It ends with the red soil of Mars and what it is made of.

Lesson	You will be able to
Tiny pieces	Say that everything is made of tiny pieces
Mixing	Make a mixture and say what is in it
Separating	Sort a mixture with a sieve, a magnet or a filter
Dissolving	Show that sugar is still there after it dissolves
Soil	Say what soil is made of
What Mars is made of	Say what Mars soil is made of and why it is red

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