Lesson Planning

Teaching

Activities

  1. Create hypotheses and make predictions about the absorbency of different kitchen paper and disposable cloths.
  2. Investigate which papers are the most absorbent by choosing a method and working in a group.

Investigation - pattern seeking, problem solving
Are all makes of paper as good as each other? Investigate which papers are the most absorbent.
Year 1 - Make predictions about which paper would be best at mopping up a spillage of water.
Year 2 - Understand the different reasons why people may need to use absorbent materials.

Vocabulary
Material, properties, absorbency, waterproof, strong, weak, hypothesis