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Resource Name |
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Objectives |
Resource Details |
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Vocabulary for Unit 3c
(15 pages) |
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Vocabulary to be used throughout the unit |
Cards of words that may be used
throughout this unit (44 cards / words – 3 on each sheet) |
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Materials
(1 page) |
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To identify a range of common materials and that the same
material is used to make different objects |
Give three suggestions of what things
can be made from the given materials |
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Crossword - Characteristics of materials
(2 pages) |
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To identify a range of common materials and that the same
material is used to make different objects |
Crossword to answer which things are
made of what – answers on second page. |
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Unscramble the words
(2 pages) |
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To recognise properties and compare materials in terms of
these properties |
Unscramble the words which are
properties of a variety of materials. (Second page gives
answers) |
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Describe each object
(1 page) |
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To recognise properties and compare materials in terms of
these properties |
Put the description of the properties of each object in the
boxes. |
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About objects
(1 page) |
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To recognise properties and compare materials in terms of
these properties |
Answer the questions about the properties of the objects
shown |
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Objects and their properties
(1 page) |
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To recognise properties and compare materials in terms of
these properties |
Record which properties each of the objects has. Answer the
given questions |
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Characteristics of materials
(1 page) |
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To recognise properties and compare materials in terms of
these properties |
Fill in the chart to show which materials have which
characteristics |
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Materials all around us
(1 page) |
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To recognise properties and compare materials in terms of
these properties |
Do the surveys about materials around us and answer the
questions |
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In my class
(1 page) |
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To know that materials are suitable for making a particular
object because of their properties |
Find objects in the classroom, draw,
them record under the headings e.g. is the material
suitable? etc. |
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True or false
(1 page) |
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To know that materials are suitable for making a particular
object because of their properties |
Record whether the statements about
materials and their properties are true or false and give
reasons for your decision |
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Same and different materials
(6 pages) |
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To know that materials are suitable for making a particular
object because of their properties |
Draw objects made of one type of
material. Name other materials the object can be made of and
still be effective |
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Suitable Materials
(1 page) |
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To know that materials are suitable for making a particular
object because of their properties |
Are the given materials suitable for
the given objects. Why / why not? |
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What are the problems?
(1 page) |
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To learn that some properties are more important than others
when deciding what to use |
Record what problems would occur about
characteristics of materials in the given scenarios |
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Metals
(2 pages) |
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To learn that some properties are more important than others
when deciding what to use |
Find all the given metals and record
why metal was used and could other materials be used. |
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Testing paper absorbency
(1 page) |
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To obtain evidence to test scientific ideas |
An investigation to see which papers are the most absorbent
for mopping up spills. |
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Is it waterproof?
(1 page) |
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To
plan and carry out a test safely
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Find out if various materials are
waterproof – predict, test, record |
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Which is most absorbent?
(1 page) |
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To plan a test to compare the absorbency of different
papers, |
Go through the processes of the
different questions needed to answer to find out which paper
towel is the most absorbent. Record. |
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Tights
(2 pages) |
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To
plan how to find out which pair of tights is most stretchy,
making a fair comparison |
Plan an investigation to find out which
tights are stretchier, record results, make a bar graph |
