6172RB Science a STEM approach Year 2 low res watermark

Chemical sciences
LIVING IN A MATERIAL WORLD
Lesson 2
Lesson plan
Introduction:
1. As a class, read a few pages from the story What if rain boots were made of paper? at . Discuss the final sentence. Should everything be made of metal? Why? What
things shouldn’t be? QP
Development:
2. Ask students to think about their school playground. What objects will you find in the playground?
What kind of materials do you think they are made from? Will anything be made from paper? Metal?
Rubber? QP
3. In pairs, students conduct a playground search to find different materials and their uses. Students
identify four objects made from different materials and take a digital photograph. Students then
complete page 48 with their observations. Alternatively, display page 51 to the class as a guide.
Students then use a digital application like PowerPoint or ShowMe to add written details to the
image taken. Suggested objects they may find in the playground include a slide, a sandpit,
benches, monkey bars, a grass area, soccer nets, a basketball court, cricket pitch, brick pathways
and so on. PC PA C
4. Pairs of students find another pair to show their digital presentation to and compare observations
of which different materials are used in the playground. Pairs can continue to share with other pairs
as time allows. E C
Differentiation
• Less capable students can draw and label to record information about four objects. Alternatively,
they may be asked to complete information about two objects only.
• More capable students can complete their worksheet independently. They could also write
additional objects made from the same material, or find more than four examples of objects.
Reflection:
5. Conduct a class tally showing which type of material was observed most often. Ask students to
raise their hand if they observed something plastic, metal, wood, fabric, paper or something else,
and record results. In pairs, students discuss why a certain material was found more often in the
playground, and compare to predictions from Step 2. What properties of the material make it
suitable for an outdoor playground? Would you expect to see an outdoor object made of paper?
Why? PA E C
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