| Teachers will need to take account of what this introductory work shows about children's knowledge and understanding of solids, liquids and gases in their short-term planning of later activities.
A concept map shows the connections between different ideas in a particular topic and is a useful source of information about children's understanding. Children will need to be taught how to make a concept map if they have not done so before.
Children may encounter the terms 'gas' and 'vapour'. At this stage it is not necessary to make a distinction between them.
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