Unit 1C: Sorting and using materials Section 3: Describing different materials
Objectives
Children should learn:
that there are many materials and these can be named and described
Activities
Outcomes
Children:
Present children with a collection of familiar materials eg wood, metals, plastic, clay, sand to observe. Talk about what the materials are like and name them. Ask children to go on a material hunt inside/outside the classroom and identify other objects made of the same material. Record results by drawing in groups with labels.
name several common materials and describe them using terms eg rough, hard, shiny
identify different objects made of the same material and name the material
Points to note
Children sometimes confuse the word 'material' with the word 'fabric'.
Children often have difficulty in distinguishing the material from the object made from the material. It is helpful to have some pieces of material not made into particular objects.
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