PR-6170RUK Science A STEM Approach - Primary 1

Materials
MATERIALS HAVE PROPERTIES
STEM Project
1. Introduce the project
• Read the problem on page 100 to pupils.
• Watch the first minute of an online video
at . This
video clip shows children racing toy
sailboats that they have created across a
pool.
• As a class, ask pupils to close their eyes
and think about these questions: How do
sailboats move? What parts do sailboats
have that help them to move? What type of
materials are used to make each part?
• Read the task and the important
information on page 100 to pupils.
Note: Keep the design brief on display
on the interactive whiteboard or print an
A3 copy and put it on display for pupils to
refer to.
2. Find out information
• Provide time for pupils to find out
information about materials and sailboats.
• Watch a video about the parts of a sailboat
at . Note:
This explains many different parts of a
sailboat. Pupils will only need to create a
hull, a deck, a mast, two sails and ropes for
rigging. Use pages 102 or 103 to revise
where these five parts of the sailboat are.
• Provide a selection of non-fiction and
fiction texts about materials and sailboats
for pupils to look at, ensuring that only
factual information is transferred.
• Review posters, photographs and activities
completed throughout the lessons to
revise the properties of materials and
the objects different materials are used
for. Then play an interactive game to test
if materials are bendy or waterproof at
.
Teacher Notes
STEM Project:
Design and create a sailboat with parts made from different materials that suit the part’s
purpose. Take digital photographs of the sailboat before, during and after the floating
challenge to test its effectiveness.
Estimated duration: 4 weeks
3. Design, plan and manage resources
• Using page 104, pupils plan their sailboat
and draw a diagram of it, labelling
the five parts of the sailboat that need
to be included—hull, deck, mast, sails
and rigging. Pupils then decide which
materials will be used to make each part
and record them on page 104. Pupils
will need to be reminded to think of the
properties of each material.
• Pupils collect the materials necessary.
Remind pupils about resource
management, conserving resources and
ensuring that resources are shared.
4. Create
• Pupils make each part of the sailboat with
the planned materials.
• Pupils create their sailboat, then place five
marbles in it and take a photograph of it.
5. Evaluate and refine
• Pupils place their sailboat in a water trolley
for one minute and take a photograph of it.
• Pupils take their sailboat out of the water
and take another photograph of it.
6. Communicate
• Pupils discuss their sailboat with another
pair. Pupils should show their sailboat,
the photographs before, during and after
the floating challenge and tell the other
pair about their sailboat's features, the
materials each feature was made from and
its success.
• Pupils complete the self-assessment
on page 105 to assess how well they
participated and cooperated with each
other.
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