ADMINISTRATION

School

Special Needs School

Class

Duratio
n
Topic

50 mins

Date

AusVels Level 2-5

Ages 10-13

States of Matter: Lesson 10 Gas: Hot Air Balloon

AIMS/CLASS BACKGROUND
Relevant Background About Class
- There is a wide range of abilities in the group.
- Each person in the class has some sort of disability.
- Many of the disabilities effect behaviours.
- The students are between the ages of 10-13 years.
- Students are varied in AusVels levels. (Level 2 to level 5)
Overall Lesson Aims Linked to Curriculum
- Safely use appropriate materials, tools, equipment and technologies
- Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for findings
- Represent and communicate observations, ideas and findings to show patterns
and relationships using formal and informal scientific language
- With guidance, identify questions in familiar contexts that can be investigated
scientifically and predict what might happen based on prior knowledge
- Natural and processed materials have a range of physical properties these
properties can influence their use
- Solids, liquids and gases behave in different ways and have observable
properties that help to classify them
- Suggest ways to plan and conduct investigations to find answers to questions
including consideration of the elements of fair tests
Learning Intentions
- We are learning about gases.
Success Criteria
- I can share my ideas.
- I can test out scientific experiments.
- I can try my best.
Assessment of Students Achieving Objectives
- Answering questions to consolidate knowledge.
- Attempting/taking part in the practical experiment of creating a hot air balloon
- Taking part in attempting to make informed predictions on the most effective
way to create a hot air balloon for the Lego man.
The more questions that the student attempts to answer or asks, shows a deeper level
of understanding of the topic. If a student is unable to answer any questions, then they
need some extra work to understand the concepts being taught.
If a student is able to attempt to make predictions, whether they be correct or
incorrect, they are showing the beginning of scientific skills developing.
Resources/Materials for Lesson
- TV
- Prepared PowerPoint
- Science Rule Visual Cards
- Whiteboards
- Whiteboard Markers
- Raffle Tickets
- Balloons
- Helium
- String
- Newspaper
- Paper Cups

Egg Cartons
Sticky Tape
Scissors
Bubble Wrap
Tissue Paper
Lego Men

BODY OF LESSON
Lesson
Content/Activities
Part
Introduc
Students should be brought to
tion
the front of the classroom for
the first two activities.

Lesson
Overvie
w
PowerPo
int

Name the Science Rules.

- Ask students to name
the 5 science rules
- As each students says a
rule place the visual card
onto the whiteboard.
- Give each student who
answers the question a
ticket into the science
raffle.
Name the 3 states of matter.
- Ask students to name
the 3 sates of matter.
- As each student says
one, write it onto the
whiteboard.
- Give each student who
answers the question a
ticket into the science
raffle.
Play the PowerPoint for todays
lesson which covers the
following:
- Introduces activities to
the students.
- Introduce new words to
the students.
- Introduce new key
symbols to the students.

Make predictions and take

guesses.
- Give every student a
white board and ask
them to draw what they
think will be the most
successful hot air
balloon to carry 1 Lego
man.

Teaching Cues
Science Rules
- We come to science.
- We listen to the teacher.
- We try our best.
- We help our friends.
- We have fun.

Tim
e
5
min

3 States of Matter
- Gas
- Solid
- Liquid
Ask the ES in the class to write
the names onto the raffle
tickets.
Ensure that every student raises
their hands to answer a
question.

When playing the PowerPoint:

- ask students to guess
what they think the new
symbols mean, if they
answer correctly they
can get a ticket into the
science raffle.
- Ask students how they
think a hot air balloon
works.
- Ask if they think that
helium is a light or heavy
gas. Then explain how it
is light and that why our
voice goes high.
Get everyone to show their
predictions to each other at the
same time.

15
min

Practical
Activity

Creating a Hot Air Balloon

- Split class up into 2
groups (one at each
table).
- Ask them to create a hot
air balloon to see if they
can carry a Lego man,
using helium filled
balloons
- They may only use from
the resources that are
available on the back
table.
- Each group is allowed to
use 2 balloons only.
Bring students back to the front
of the classroom. To test all hot
air balloons together to find the
fastest one

Closure

Review Predictions and

Summarise Lesson
- See questions >>>
Reflection Questions
- See questions>>>>
Draw Science Raffle
- Draw 3 names out of the
science raffle.
- Each name is given a
little prize
(sticker/stamp)

Get one group to sit at the table

with the ES and the other with
the teacher.

20
min

When at tables ask:

- What materials do you
think will be the best to
use?
- Does the hot air balloon
need to be light or
heavy? Why?
- If the hot air balloon is
too heavy, what can we
do?
5
min
Ask students if they had to
make any changes to their hot
air balloons?
What changes did they make
and why?
- Ask students if their hot
air balloon looked like
their initial predictions.
- Ask students why the
balloons would float?

5
min

Reflection Questions
- What did we learn about
today?
- Did we enjoy science
today?