Everyday materials
Comparing and grouping materials based on their properties.
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Materials: Everyday materials
Unit outcomes
Pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Name objects and identify the materials they are made from.
- Recognise that objects are made from materials that suit their purpose.
- Recall that a property is how a material can be described.
When working scientifically, pupils who are secure will be able to:
- Sort objects based on the materials they are made from.
- Group objects based on their properties.
- Suggest ways to test materials for their properties.
- Make predictions and recognise whether they were accurate.
- Use their observations to answer questions.
- Begin to recognise if a test is fair.
Please note that Kapow Primary Science lessons are designed to be 1 hour and 30 minutes long to reflect the requirements of a core subject.
Suggested prior learning
Lessons
Lesson 1: Naming materials
Lesson 2: Material detectives
Lesson 3: Introduction to properties
Lesson 4: Is it absorbent?
Lesson 5: Is it waterproof?
Lesson 6: Is it tough?
Key skills
Key knowledge
Related content
Unit resources
Knowledge organiser – Science Y1: Everyday materials
Aimed at pupils, a single page which gives key facts and definitions from the unit ‘Everyday materials.
Vocabulary display – Science Y1: Everyday materials
A display version of the vocabulary for the unit 'Everyday materials'.
Cross-curricular opportunities
English: pleasure in reading.
British values: mutual respect.