The alternative three little pigs

Science Year 1
This unit is part of Year 1 Science Let's Build

Objectives

Using alternative building materials, recreate the story of the three little pigs and predict what will happen to their houses!

Science Objectives
i) Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made.

ii) Identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water and rock.

iii) Describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials.

iv) Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties.

Working Scientifically

  1. Ask simple questions and recognise that they can be answered in different ways.
  2. Observe closely, using simple equipment.
  3. Perform simple tests.
  4. Identify and classify.
  5. Use their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions.
  6. Gather and record data to help answer questions.

Extended Writing Opportunities
Stories with familiar settings: Rewrite the ending of the three little pigs with the new, improved house that you have designed. How does this change the ending?

You Will Need

Additional Resources

  • Edible alternatives to the straw, sticks and bricks - strawberry laces, bread sticks or chocolate matchsticks and sugar cubes for example
  • Trays
  • Video recording devices
  • Freezer bag

Weblinks
Three Little Pigs video clip from www.YouTube.com

Lesson Planning

Teaching

  • Watch the videos from the previous session and recap the learning.
  • Use materials to recreate the alternative story of the Three Little Pigs.
  • Predict which material will be the most successful and why.
  • Video these alternative story retellings with commentary and explanations.

Activities

  1. Recap learning from previous sessions.
  2. Explore different materials not usually used for building, discussing their properties and predicting what would happen if the wolf actually blew on the houses.
  3. Apply their recent knowledge to imagine a world where houses were really built out of edible materials.

Vocabulary
Rough/smooth, flat/bumpy, sharp/blunt useful, materials, properties