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Lesson 1: Materials Everywhere!
Lesson 1: Materials Everywhere!
Entry Event: Close your eyes and think about your house. What is made of? What materials do you see?
Entry Event: Close your eyes and think about your house. What is made of? What materials do you see?
THINK-PAIR-SHARE: describe your house to a partner.
THINK-PAIR-SHARE: describe your house to a partner.
Teachers: Listen for responses about the types of materials the students are describing.
Teachers: Listen for responses about the types of materials the students are describing.
Ask the students again to describe…
Ask the students again to describe…
What is your house used for? or what is the purpose of your house?
What is your house used for? or what is the purpose of your house?
What is your house made from?
What is your house made from?
How do those materials feel? (soft, hard, stretchy, light, heavy, thick, rubbery, smooth, rough etc.)
How do those materials feel? (soft, hard, stretchy, light, heavy, thick, rubbery, smooth, rough etc.)
Teachers: record the different words students use for the word wall.
Teachers: record the different words students use for the word wall.
Activity: Ask students to draw their house.
Activity: Ask students to draw their house.
Discuss the different materials the houses are made from and why they think the house is made from this material.
Discuss the different materials the houses are made from and why they think the house is made from this material.
Teachers: record the different words students use for the word wall.
Teachers: record the different words students use for the word wall.
Lesson 2: Materials Everywhere!
Lesson 2: Materials Everywhere!
Learning Intention:
Learning Intention:
We are learning about the properties of materials
We are learning about the properties of materials
Success Criteria:
Success Criteria:
Students can:
Students can:
- describe the properties of materials.
Big idea: The properties of materials determine their use.
Big idea: The properties of materials determine their use.
Define the word 'properties' - The things that make things things!
Define the word 'properties' - The things that make things things!
e.g. a brick is hard, heavy, rough and brittle.
e.g. a brick is hard, heavy, rough and brittle.
Guiding Questions:
1. What are some of the properties of materials we see (observe)?
2. How do the properties of materials affect how they are used?
3. Can collecting information (data) about materials help us to make decisions?
Discuss and record what students already know (yellow ticket on Jam board) about seeds/living things and what they may need to know (blue ticket on Jam board) (to learn about what living things need and how we can use them in our lives). Begin to add key vocabulary to create a Science Word Wall (page 3).
Discuss and record what students already know (yellow ticket on Jam board) about seeds/living things and what they may need to know (blue ticket on Jam board) (to learn about what living things need and how we can use them in our lives). Begin to add key vocabulary to create a Science Word Wall (page 3).
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