PR-6170RUK Science A STEM Approach - Primary 1

Materials
MATERIALS HAVE PROPERTIES
Lesson 2
Lesson Plan
Before the lesson, collect five objects each that are made solely from wood, glass, metal and rubber.
Note: Suggestions of easily accessible objects that exhibit a range of properties have been provided
on page 76. Place the objects in a cardboard box and place the box and four hula hoops in the centre
of the mat. Label each hoop with a different material—wood, glass, metal and rubber.
Introduction:
1. As a class, sit in a circle around the cardboard box and the hula hoops. Ask two pupils at a time to
quickly select an object from the box and choose which material they think it is made from. Pupils
should be encouraged to describe their thinking, such as I think this object is made from metal
because it is hard and shiny. Encourage other pupils to, without saying anything, put their hand
up if they disagree with the material choice. The pupil who is sorting the object must then doublecheck
their choice and sit down when finished. Repeat the activity until all pupils have had a turn.
Note: Digital photographs may be taken to use as evidence of pupils sorting objects by the material
it is made from.
Development:
2. While pupils are sitting on the mat, display an enlarged set of the property cards on pages 80 and
81. Encourage pupils to sound out each word. Describe the meaning of the word to pupils with
reference to the image so that pupils can read the words independently during the activity.
3. Divide the class into five groups and give each group an object made of wood and a set of
property cards from pages 80 and 81. Pupils work as a group to explore the properties of the
object they have.
Differentiation
• Less able pupils may be grouped together and given an easy-to-describe object from each
material or be given limited properties to test for each object. An adult helper can assist pupils
to read the property cards and ask pupils questions, such as Can you bend it?
• More able pupils may be grouped together and encouraged to create a poster of the properties
for each material, copying the words from each property card that applies.
4. After a few minutes, pupils share the properties of their group's object with the other groups. As
pupils suggest the properties of their object, add their descriptive words to an A3 piece of paper
to create a poster of the properties of each material.
5. Select a pupil to return their object to the hula hoop on the mat and repeat steps 3 and 4 for the
remaining materials.
Reflection:
6. Using the interactive whiteboard, display the game Grouping and Changing Materials at . Select individual pupils to participate in sorting objects by the material it is
made from—wood, glass, metal and rubber. Pupils explain why they think the object is made from
that material with reference to its observable properties.
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