Matter, Materials and Reactions
(Year 1 Term 1)
National Curriculum Coverage
distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made
identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock
describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials
compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties
identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses
find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching
compare and group materials together, according to whether they are solids, liquids or gases
observe that some materials change state when they are heated or cooled, and measure or research the temperature at which this happens in degrees Celsius (°C)
identify the part played by evaporation and condensation in the water cycle and associate the rate of evaporation with temperature
compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties, including their hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity (electrical and thermal), and response to magnets
know that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution, and describe how to recover a substance from a solution
use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated, including through filtering, sieving and evaporating
give reasons, based on evidence from comparative and fair tests, for the particular uses of everyday materials, including metals, wood and plastic
demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes
explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials, and that this kind of change is not usually reversible, including changes associated with burning and the action of acid on bicarbonate of soda
KS2 Teacher Assessment Framework Outcomes
Group and identify materials in different ways according to their properties
Justify the use of different everyday materials for different uses, based on their properties
Describe the characteristics of different states of matter and group materials on this basis
Describe how materials change state at different temperatures, using this to explain everyday phenomena, including the water cycle
Identify and describe what happens when dissolving occurs in everyday situations
Describe how to separate mixtures and solutions into their components
Identify, with reasons, whether changes in materials are reversible or not
Path A Key Questions:
Q: What are [some common objects] made from?
Q: Describe a squash, bend, twist and stretch.
Q: Describe the properties of common materials.
Q: What are solids and liquids?
Q: What is a mixture?
Path B Key Questions:
Q: What is all matter made from?
Q: Why are the properties of material important?
Q: How do solids, liquids and gases behave?
Q: What happens when materials change state?
Q: Can mixtures and solutions be separated?
Knowledge Guides
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Working Scientifically:
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