In science, Year 5 are learning about the properties of materials. They carried out an experiment to see whether pepper, salt, flour, sugar, and Fairy Liquid are soluble in water.

They found out:

  • Salt is soluble – it dissolved in water.

  • Sugar is soluble – it also dissolved in water.

  • Fairy Liquid is soluble – it mixed well with the water.

  • Flour is not soluble – it did not dissolve and made the water cloudy.

  • Pepper is not soluble – it floated or sank but did not dissolve.

This helped them understand the difference between soluble and insoluble materials.

Science in Year 5