Christoper John Buttigieg
November 16, 2020
10:49 am
This Lesson Was Contributed By:
Primary Science Team
This Lesson is For:
Lesson Duration:
45 mins.
What Should You Expect From This Lesson?
By the end of the lesson children can understand that things are made from different materials, can recognise some materials such as paper, glass, plastic, glass and metal, distinguish between an object (e.g., a table) and the material it is made of (e.g., wood), understand that some objects (e.g., bowls) can be made of different materials (e.g., plastic, wood, metal) and that some objects are made of more than one material (e.g., toy car) – the body is made of plastic and the wheels
How To Carry Out This Lesson At Home:
How to carry out this lesson:
Resources:
A collection of objects around the classroom/home made from paper, wood, plastic, metal and glass. Where available, items from the Science Toolbox can also be used.
Video – Materials – https://video.link/w/UpDob
Materials worksheet
Powerpoint – Materials – What are they? (Optional – can be used to introduce some other types of materials)
Materials song: https://video.link/w/TnDob
Engage:
Collect a range of everyday objects made from different materials such as paperclips (metal), lunchbox (plastic) and copybook (paper). Encourage students to explore the different materials these everyday objects that surround us are made from. Help them distinguish between ‘objects’ and ‘materials’ and help them to identify different kinds of materials, such as metal, plastic, wood, paper and glass. During this discussion children will explore what different items we use daily are made from.
For example:
A ruler can be made of plastic.
A copybook is made of paper.
Knives and forks can be made of metal.
Chairs can be made of wood.
A bottle can be made of glass.
Each material can be used to make a range of different things; for example, wood can be used to make tables, chairs, spoons, pencils, shoes, doors, floors and many other things.
An object can be made out of different materials used together; for example, a chair can be made from metal and wood and plastic.
Children will explore the properties of materials. Is the material hard or soft, dull or shiny, smooth or rough, waterproof or non-waterproof?
Some materials maybe more suitable than others for particular uses or for manufacturing specific objects; for example, metal shoes wouldn’t be very comfortable and a cardboard door wouldn’t be very strong.
Show the Video About Materials – https://video.link/w/UpDob
Inquire:
Investigation 1: After exploring a collection of everyday objects that are supplied by the teacher/ carer at home, students are then encouraged to go on a hunt around the classroom (or yard, school ground, home etc.) to find different objects and then talk about what they’re made of. By this investigation, the students will be looking with the eyes of a scientist, wondering about the materials objects around them are made of.
Investigation 2: The children can also be sorted into groups and each group is given a particular material. Together they will then discuss which objects can be made from that particular material and later on present their list of objects to the whole class. This will be repeated with the other chosen materials.
If working in groups is not possible, the teacher can encourage the children to bring a small non-valuable object from home, present it to the class and identify the material it is made of.
Assess and Evaluate
Show the power point to the children and then give them the worksheet. Encourage children to cut out the pictures of several objects and sort them out according to the material they are made of.
Conclude with the Song – Materials Song – https://video.link/w/TnDob
