Y1/2 (B): Materials: Uses of everyday materials

Comparing the suitability of materials by carrying out tests and recording data.

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Lessons

Y1/2 (B): Lesson 1: Objects and materials

Y1/2 (B): Lesson 2: Which material is suitable?

Y1/2 (B): Lesson 3: Stretch it, twist it, bend it, squash it!

Y1/2 (B): Lesson 4: Testing stretchiness

Y1/2 (B): Lesson 5: Testing strength

Y1/2 (B): Lesson 6: Eco-friendly materials

Key skills

Posing questions

  • Recognising there are
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Key knowledge

To know:

  • Objects are
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Key vocabulary

elastic

fabric (Y1)

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Knowledge organiser – Science Y1/2 (B): Materials: Uses of everyday materials

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A display version of the vocabulary for the mixed-age unit 'Uses of everyday materials'.

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