English National Curriculum - Science Science
Mission Objectives
Understand that all objects are made from materials
Identify what material an object is made from
Understand that different objects can be made from the same material
Enquiry Approach - Identifying, grouping & classifying
Using observations, data and findings to name, label and organise items in a variety of ways.
Enquiry Skill - Recording data, results and findings
Using tables, a variety of graphs, labelled diagrams and models to record observations, measurements, results and findings.
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Words and meanings to learn
brick
a hard material that is used to build walls
object
something that can be seen and touched
glass
a transparent material
property
a characteristic of something
elastic
something that is stretchy
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Resources: Everyday objects from the classroom.
Core Handout (2): A table with 3 columns. In the first column, the children draw the object. In the second, they name the object and in the third they name the material. A word bank is provided.
Challenge Handout (4): A table with 3 columns. In the first column, the children draw the object. In the second, they name the object and material and in the third they name other objects which are made from the same material. A word bank is provided.
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