Materials Teaching Resources for Year 4
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Properties of Materials Sorting Game
Teach your little learners about the basic properties of materials with an engaging sorting activity.
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Natural and Processed Materials PowerPoint
A teaching presentation comparing natural and processed materials and how humans make scientific comparisons.
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Processed Materials Poster
A poster displaying different processed materials and explaining what processed materials are.
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Material Mistakes PowerPoint
Explore the importance of choosing the right materials based on their properties with an interactive Material Mistakes PowerPoint presentation.
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Mixed Materials Task Cards
Explore the different materials that things are made of and why those materials were used with our printable Mixed Materials Task Cards.
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Why Do We Use That? Properties of Materials Game
Explore the properties that make different materials useful with an interactive, self-checking Properties of Materials Game.
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Combining Materials Worksheets
Explore ways that different materials are used and why they’re chosen with a set of Combining Materials Worksheets.
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Which Material is Best? Task Cards
Identify the materials needed to make things with our printable ‘Which Material is Best?’ task cards.
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Types of Materials - Printable Anchor Charts
Introduce your students to the different types of materials with a pack of printable anchor charts.
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Science Experiment - Suck It Up!
A science experiment which investigates the absorptive properties of various materials.
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Material World Unit Plan
This Year 4 Chemical Sciences unit investigates natural and processed materials and properties of materials.
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Designing For Purpose - STEM Task Part 2
A 60 minute lesson in which students will apply their knowledge of material properties to the design and engineering process.
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Designing for a Purpose - STEM Task Part 1
A 60 minute lesson in which students will recreate the design process and build bird feeders from recyclable materials based on material properties.
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Which Material is Best?
A 60 minute lesson in which students will learn how to identify the function of a product and determine the best material for its production based on material properties.
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Manufacturing Mistakes
A 60 minute lesson in which students will understand that materials have different properties that are important when designers choose materials to make new products, or they run the risk of failed products.
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Structural vs. Functional Properties of Materials
A 60 minute lesson in which students will consider the functional and structural properties of materials, and explain why those properties are necessary.
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Exploring Material Properties
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the properties of materials that make them most useful.
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Using Natural and Processed Materials
A 60 minute lesson in which students will investigate the use of natural and manmade materials by humans throughout history.
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Introducing Natural and Processed Materials
A 60 minute lesson in which students will examine and understand the differences between natural and processed materials and their uses.
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Natural and Processed Materials Video – Solid Wood vs Laminate
Explore natural and processed materials with this science experiment video perfect for your Year 4 science unit!