PR-6170RUK Science A STEM Approach - Primary 1

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Lesson 5 Materials MATERIALS HAVE PROPERTIES Teacher Notes Science Inquiry Focus: What types of materials are used to make houses? Skills Development/Working Scientifically: • Questioning • Observing • Investigating and experimenting • Recording and communicating Science Learning Outcome: • Pupils investigate how different types of materials are used to make houses in different environments. Technology/Engineering/Mathematics Links: • Viewing digital texts, including videos and online images. • Scanning QR codes using a tablet computer. • Identifying types of materials used in the construction of houses. Background Information • Buildings and shelters are made of different materials depending on the conditions of the environment and available materials. • The walls of houses are often made of brick, stone, concrete, plasterboard, wood or metal. The roof of a house is often made of sheet metal or clay tiles. • Different houses around the world are built from different materials. Houses can be made of snow/ice (igloos), fibreglass (houseboats), stone (caves), fabric (tents), mud/ clay (mud houses), reeds (thatched roofs) and wood (tree houses and stilt houses). For more information about houses made from different materials, go to . • If the QR code links do not work, conduct an image search of the following houses—’Rainforest traditional tree house’, ‘Desert tent’, ‘Stilt house’, ‘Traditional hut made from leaves and branches’ and ‘Traditional mud hut’. • Alternatively, a comparison image of houses made from different materials can be found at . Assessment Focus: • Use page 90 or 91 to monitor the pupil's observations and predictions about the types of materials used to construct houses. • Use the pupil's responses to the Reflection questions to assess understanding that houses can be made of different materials depending on the environmental conditions and the availability and accessibility of materials. Resources • Online image—The Three Little Pigs at • A class set of tablet computers with QR scanners installed • One copy of page 90 or 91 for each pupil, depending on ability level • Online video—Homes Around the World at Viewing sample 88 Science: A STEM APPROACH Infants 978-1-912760-14-5 Prim-Ed Publishing – www.prim-ed.com
Materials MATERIALS HAVE PROPERTIES Lesson 5 Lesson Plan Introduction: 1. Conduct a school walk and look at the buildings in the school. Using a think-pair-share, pupils discuss what materials were used to make the main parts of the building (walls, roof, windows and door) and why they think those materials were chosen for each part. Development: 2. View the image of the houses in the story The Three Little Pigs at . Ask pupils to think about which story these houses remind them of and what happened in the story. Which material was used to build the strongest house? Which materials were used to build the houses that were blown down by the wolf? Why do you think the pigs chose to use those materials? Explain to pupils that different materials are chosen to build different houses based on how much of the material is available, how easy the material is to get and what the environment that the house will be built in is like. 3. Ask pupils to think about their house. What material are the walls made from? What material is the roof made from? Explain to the pupils that in Ireland most of the houses have walls made from brick or wood and a roof made of clay tiles or metal sheeting, but not all houses around the world are built the same way. 4. Pupils use tablet computers to scan the QR codes on page 90 to view different types of houses around the world. From observing the images, pupils predict which materials they think have been used to build the walls and the roof of each house and record their predictions on page 90. Note: If pupils are unfamiliar with scanning QR codes, place five tablet computers in the centre of a group with one image loaded onto each tablet computer prior to starting the lesson. Differentiation • Less able pupils may work in a group to view and discuss the different types of materials each house is made from and may use an adult helper to scribe or assist in the discussion of materials and their properties. • More able pupils may use page 91 to view the types of houses and record where the type of house is built and what material it is made from. 5. View a video about different houses around the world at . Pupils discuss how different materials are used to build each house and how this is helpful in different environments. Reflection: 6. Using a think-pair-share, ask pupils to discuss the following questions. Are all houses built with the same materials? What materials can houses be built from? Why are different materials used to build different houses? Viewing sample www.prim-ed.com – Prim-Ed Publishing 978-1-912760-14-5 Infants Science: A STEM APPROACH 89
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