VC2S2U04

objects can be made of one or more different materials; these materials have observable properties

• observing and manipulating objects to identify the materials these are made from and recognising that some objects are made of more than one type of material
• identifying and naming materials in the classroom, and grouping objects made of similar materials or combinations of materials
• recognising that tools such as magnifying glasses enable observation in more detail
• sorting and grouping materials based on observed properties such as colour, hardness, texture and flexibility
• investigating the ways that Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander Peoples have constructed and continue to construct material culture (physical aspects of the objects that surround people including the creation and use of objects such as tools, housing and clothing, including the trade of articles, as well as the behaviours, norms and rituals associated with these objects) for different purposes by combining different materials, such as hafted stone artefacts (stone points that are put into a spear and secured with sinew) and eel baskets (fibre technologies crafted together, e.g. eel baskets woven by the Gunditjmara People from local river weeds and spear grass)
• creating a display of different materials, naming each material and exploring language to describe the properties of materials
• using a digital camera to collect images of objects on a materials scavenger hunt, and sorting the images into those that show objects made of one material and those that show objects made of 2 or more different materials