You Will Need
Provided Resources
- 'What's My Material?' cards
Additional Resources
- Sticky tape
- iPads
- Little twigs, hay or straw
- Art straws
- Lego
- Play dough
- Clay
- Video recording devices
Weblinks
The Three Little Pigs video clip from www.YouTube.com
Three little pigs and their building choices
Science Year 1
This unit is part of
Year 1 Science Let's Build
Objectives
Listen to the story of the three little pigs and, in small groups, recreate using straw, twigs and bricks. Make predictions and a video.
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.
Extended Writing Opportunities
Instructions: Imagine you are one of the three little pigs. Write instructions to one of the other pigs explaining how to make a successful alternative house.
Lesson Planning
Teaching
- Recreate the story of The Three Little Pigs using straw, twigs, bricks and other materials.
- Predict which material will be the most successful and why.
- Video the story retellings with commentary and explanations.
- Discuss why some pigs may not choose to use bricks (more expensive, heavier, harder work to build with, etc.) and suggest successful alternatives.
Activities
- Revisit materials and their properties through a game.
- Explore the materials that were available to the pigs, generating questions and observations.
- Predict which material will be the most successful for house building and why.
Investigation - exploring, problem solving
Listen to the story of three pigs who didn't choose the right materials and recreate using straw, twigs, bricks and a hairdryer.
Vocabulary
Rough/smooth, flat/bumpy, sharp/blunt, wood, metal, plastic, glass, rock, materials, properties