You Will Need
Additional Resources
- Magnets
- Hoops
- Objects made from different materials
- Strips of card
- Trays
- Cloths
Sorting objects
Science Year 1
This unit is part of
Year 1 Science Let's Build
Objectives
Play 'Odd One Out' by carefully considering the properties of some objects. Sort objects in the classroom and then have fun imagining a world where nothing was rigid!
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
- Ask simple questions and recognise that they can be answered in different ways.
- Observe closely, using simple equipment.
- Perform simple tests.
- Identify and classify.
- Use their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions.
- Gather and record data to help answer questions.
Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Play 'Odd One Out' (identify and discuss the materials/properties of objects on a table).
- Sort objects in the classroom according to these criteria: hard, soft, stretchy, stiff, bendy/floppy.
- Consider the question: if everything I touched became flexible (floppy), how would my life be different? Tell stories to each other about an average day in a world where nothing was rigid.
Activities
- Further understanding of materials and properties by sorting and classifying objects.
- Talk about the properties of materials using terms such as: hard, soft, stretchy, stiff, bendy/floppy.
- Imagine and wonder at a world where a material property was missing, such as rigidity.
Investigation - sorting, classifying and identifying
Sort objects in the classroom according to these criteria: hard, soft, stretchy, stiff, bendy/floppy.
Vocabulary
Rough/smooth, flat/bumpy, sharp/blunt, wood, metal, plastic, glass, rock, materials, properties