Learning objective
- To group materials based on their properties (toughness).
- Working scientifically: To answer questions based on results.
Success criteria
- I can describe
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National curriculum
Science
Everyday materials
Pupils should
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Cross-curricular links
None.
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Before the lesson
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Lesson plan
1: Lesson plan
An area for you to put useful resources from the previous lesson
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Adaptive teaching
Pupils needing extra support
Could be given two sorting hoops labelled ‘tough’ and ‘not tough’ and their own set of materials to test and sort; could draw two circles (groups) on plain paper, labelling them tough and not tough and draw the materials in the correct hoops based on their observations.
Pupils working at greater depth
Could record their predictions on a whiteboard and explain their reasoning based on personal experience; could compare the results to their predictions and where they do not match, using new knowledge and vocabulary to explain why (e.g. I thought the plastic sheet would tear easily because it was very thin, but it was stretchy, which made it hard to tear).
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Assessing progress and understanding
Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: describing how materials respond
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Vocabulary definitions
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material
What objects are made from.
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property
How a material is described.
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