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Lesson 7: Materials Everywhere!
Lesson 7: 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:
- design their dream house and explain its purpose.
Focus Question: If you could design your dream house, how would you build it and what would you use it for?
Activity: You are going to design your dream house. The questions you need to ask yourself are: The teacher to model a house design
Activity: You are going to design your dream house. The questions you need to ask yourself are: The teacher to model a house design
- What is the purpose of your house?
e.g. what do you use it for? Ideas might be: living, playing, having friends over or relaxing
e.g. what do you use it for? Ideas might be: living, playing, having friends over or relaxing
- What materials would I use? Why? What is purpose for using those materials? Are they good for the environment?
- Does my house need any special features?
e.g. a fire to keep me warm or built on stilts to protect me.
e.g. a fire to keep me warm or built on stilts to protect me.
Ask the students to attempt to label their drawings. Alternatively, teachers record their thinking.
Ask the students to attempt to label their drawings. Alternatively, teachers record their thinking.
Reflection: How do the materials used to build your dream house fit the purpose of the house? Will the materials work? Will the house survive it's use and environment?
Reflection: How do the materials used to build your dream house fit the purpose of the house? Will the materials work? Will the house survive it's use and environment?
Lesson 8: Materials Everywhere!
Lesson 8: Materials Everywhere!
Learning Intention:
Learning Intention:
We are learning about animal habitats and what materials we could use to make an animal habitat.
We are learning about animal habitats and what materials we could use to make an animal habitat.
Success Criteria:
Success Criteria:
Students can:
Students can:
- define a habitat as being an animal's home.
Focus Questions:
1. What do animals need to survive besides food and water?
2. What would an animal shelter look like if you designed it?
3. How do the properties of materials affect how they are used?
Reflection: What new learning about habitats did you discover? If you were going to build a new home for an animal what materials would you use?
Reflection: What new learning about habitats did you discover? If you were going to build a new home for an animal what materials would you use?
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