--- title: "Investigating Melting Points" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-28-15-40-investigating-melting-points" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Investigating Melting Points ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/62c8346c-ceb0-4469-b0fa-a7385b4b5b78.jpg) 28 January 2026 [Ms Kendal](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/CarolineKendal) [Year 4](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-4) This week, Year 4 put their research skills to the test by using the internet to find out the melting points of different materials. Working in pairs, the children explored how substances like chocolate, wax, ice, and metals change from solid to liquid at different temperatures. They learned key scientific vocabulary, practised safe online research, and enjoyed comparing their findings. The activity sparked great discussions about why some materials melt quickly while others need much more heat. ### Exploring Melting Points [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/exploring-melting-points/7b3b986b-39e7-4ea0-bf1f-7c222270c0de.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/exploring-melting-points/7b3b986b-39e7-4ea0-bf1f-7c222270c0de.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/exploring-melting-points/a5835879-f201-4ba0-b05d-ceeabdc20e45.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/exploring-melting-points/a5835879-f201-4ba0-b05d-ceeabdc20e45.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/exploring-melting-points/fc33d091-6ac6-47db-a72f-4f6079f41a47.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/exploring-melting-points/fc33d091-6ac6-47db-a72f-4f6079f41a47.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/exploring-melting-points/d3061427-29e0-4907-acb1-a9496de68cbe.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/exploring-melting-points/d3061427-29e0-4907-acb1-a9496de68cbe.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/exploring-melting-points/afc6d898-0537-491c-a71f-b167504e92c4.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/exploring-melting-points/afc6d898-0537-491c-a71f-b167504e92c4.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/exploring-melting-points/ef61b973-9aa0-458d-a313-6ba05009d1df.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/exploring-melting-points/ef61b973-9aa0-458d-a313-6ba05009d1df.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/exploring-melting-points/e7e1e934-fa9f-4c9d-b9de-14562bb2f6e0.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/exploring-melting-points/e7e1e934-fa9f-4c9d-b9de-14562bb2f6e0.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/exploring-melting-points/deaf3c92-242a-4f55-917b-bad5715bfd8f.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/exploring-melting-points/deaf3c92-242a-4f55-917b-bad5715bfd8f.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/exploring-melting-points/1464a1e5-54d4-4bfd-a270-a1b08bb7f10f.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/exploring-melting-points/1464a1e5-54d4-4bfd-a270-a1b08bb7f10f.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/exploring-melting-points/4f755a88-bfe4-4269-a42d-be483fdb97c9.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/exploring-melting-points/4f755a88-bfe4-4269-a42d-be483fdb97c9.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/exploring-melting-points/5f0bbb03-c507-4d64-8197-65a41e45007b.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/exploring-melting-points/5f0bbb03-c507-4d64-8197-65a41e45007b.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/exploring-melting-points/d45cc60c-5f7f-4e19-8d5a-79d2e4b7a63e.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/exploring-melting-points/d45cc60c-5f7f-4e19-8d5a-79d2e4b7a63e.jpg) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/exploring-melting-points/62c8346c-ceb0-4469-b0fa-a7385b4b5b78.jpg)](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/gallery/exploring-melting-points/62c8346c-ceb0-4469-b0fa-a7385b4b5b78.jpg) [Year 4](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-4) [Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/science) [Computing](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/computing) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/047bba5b-648f-4dc1-83cb-350ebd6da558.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-27-15-49-year-4-melt-into-science) Previous ### [Year 4 Melt Into Science!](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-27-15-49-year-4-melt-into-science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_0008.jpeg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-30-09-35-raising-the-bar-and-the-volume-in-year-5) Next ### [Raising the Bar (and the Volume!) in Year 5](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-30-09-35-raising-the-bar-and-the-volume-in-year-5) ### School Life - 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