Lesson Planning

Teaching

• Play Material Snap, placing objects on the table and seeing if their properties are the same.
• Discuss the differences between an object and the material from which it is made.
• Use scientific words to identify the materials: wood, plastic, glass and metal.
• Write songs about materials and their properties (to the tune of Frere Jacques).

Activities

1. Understand that objects are made of different materials and they have simple properties.
2. Know that there is a difference between an object and the material from which it is made.
3. Identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water and rock.

Investigation - exploring, problem solving
Explore a variety of different magnets and objects (both magnetic and non-magnetic), including paperclips in jars/bowls of water. Consider challenges such as: Can you get the paperclip out of the water without getting your hands wet? Are different magnets able to hold the same amount of paper clips?

Vocabulary
Rough/smooth, flat/bumpy, sharp/blunt, wood, metal, glass, plastic, rock, materials, properties