Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Plan and set up investigations to test a range of materials for their waterproof properties, strength and hardness (Y5&6)
- Record and present findings in a suitable graph/table (Y5&6)
Activities
- Make recommendations for materials suitable for outdoor tables (Y5&6)
- Plan and set up investigations to test a range of materials for their suitability for table tops (Y5&6)
- Record and present findings in a suitable graph/table (Y5&6)
Investigation
Café Challenge (hardness, waterproof and lightweight). A local cafe wants tables that are waterproof light weight but don’t scratch easily. Can you help? (Problem solving, Exploring, Fair testing, Classifying and identifying)
Year 5 - Plan and set up investigations to test a range of materials for their waterproof properties, strength and hardness
And record and present findings in a suitable graph/table. Make recommendations for materials suitable for outdoor tables
Year 6 - Independently plan, set up and present findings from fair test investigations into the waterproof properties, strength and hardness of a range of materials. Make recommendations for materials suitable for outdoor tables
Vocabulary
Opinion/fact, variables, scatter graph, comparable, fair test, strength, hardness, porous/non-porous