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Warm-up quiz

Lesson 1, before we start. No marks — just your first thoughts.

Short answers are fine. You can write "I don't know". We are not testing you — we want to see what you naturally think before the unit. We will ask the same kinds of questions at the end.

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    Question 1 · Invisible pieces

    What do you think stuff is made of that you cannot see?

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    Question 2 · Ice melting

    Ice melts into water. Do you think anything is lost? Why?

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    Question 3 · Solid, liquid, gas

    How is a solid different from a liquid in everyday words?

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    Question 4 · Mixtures

    Fruit salad vs salty water — which looks the same all through? Why?

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    Question 5 · Dissolving

    Sugar disappears in water. What do you think happened to it?

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    Question 6 · Heating

    What happens to things when you heat them up?

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    Question 7 · New substance

    How would you tell if mixing two things made something genuinely new?

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    Question 8 · Materials

    Rubber band vs paper clip — which stretches and springs back? Why might that be?

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    Question 9 · Your question

    What do you want to find out about matter or mixing?

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    Question 10 · Confidence

    How confident are you about matter and reactions right now? What is one thing you think you know? What is one thing you are unsure about?