Year 8 have a test on particles and states of matter next week. The teacher sets a Seneca assignment on that section of the KS3 chemistry course, and students work through it on their own devices for 30 minutes: short explanations followed by questions such as filling in missing words and choosing the right particle diagram for a solid, liquid or gas. When a student gets something wrong, Seneca shows the correct answer and brings that item back later in the session. The teacher checks the assignment results after 20 minutes and stops the class to reteach the question most students are missing, often why gases can be compressed and liquids cannot. The lesson ends with a short written explanation in books of what happens to the particles when ice melts.
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