Learning objective

Knowledge
  • To recognise that the strength of some materials can be changed.
Working scientifically
  • To record data in a block graph.

Success criteria

Knowledge

Working scientifically

  • I can

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National curriculum

Science

Working scientifically

Pupils should

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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 have the Activity: Which paper fold makes the strongest bridge? enlarged to A3 and the category types pre-labelled; could have their A4 paper sheets pre-folded.

Pupils working at greater depth

Could be given the Activity: Which paper fold makes the strongest bridge?: extension to label the axes’ titles and the y-axis scale in intervals of two (ensuring that they start with zero in line with the bold horizontal x-axis).

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Assessing progress and understanding

Pupils with secure understanding indicated by: measuring strength using non-standard

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Vocabulary definitions

  • block graph

    A graph to show grouped data using blocks.

  • data

    The information you collect when you observe.

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