Everyday materials
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Material World Word Wall
Word wall cards containing vocabulary related to man-made materials.
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Chemical Sciences: Clever Changes – Teaching Presentation
A 56-slide teaching presentation introducing facts about different chemical changes to different materials.
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Thermochromic Slime – Hands-On Materials
Hands-on materials designed to help students make and experiment with thermochromic slime.
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Assessment: Chemical Science Clever Changes – Worksheet
A worksheet designed to assess Year 1 students about Chemical Science.
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Chemical Sciences: Clever Changes – Word Wall
Seventy-eight content-specific vocabulary cards for a word wall based on Chemical Sciences.
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Physical Change Cards – Game
A sorting card game to help students consolidate their knowledge of physical changes in Chemical Science.
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Things That Stretch, Bend and Twist – Hands On Materials
A hands on sorting activity for materials that stretch, bend and twist.
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What's Bending – Worksheet
A worksheet designed for students to use their knowledge and understanding of objects and if they bend.
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Spot the Stretchy Difference – Worksheet
A spot the difference worksheet designed to help students recognise materials that have been stretched.
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Spinifex Glue – Worksheet
A worksheet for students to order the sequence of turning spinifex grass into resin glue.
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The Science Behind Shaping Pretzels – Worksheet
A worksheet to order an illustrated procedure about how to make a pretzel using scientific actions.
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The Science Behind Shaping Pretzels – Poster
An illustrated procedure about how to make a pretzel using scientific actions.
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Stretchy Scoot Relay
A whole class active game to play when learning about the properties of materials.
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Natural or Constructed? - Worksheet
A worksheet for students to distinguish between natural and man-made resources.
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Uses of Materials Sorting Activity
A fun sorting activity for students to explore the materials objects are made of.
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Material World Jigsaws
Six mini jigsaw puzzles focusing on the materials objects are made of.
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Opposite Describing Words Worksheet
A worksheet to use when learning about the properties of materials.
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Fake Plastic Trees PowerPoint - A Demonstration Comparing Properties of Natural and Processed Materials
A teaching presentation comparing natural and processed materials and how humans make scientific comparisons.
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Describing Materials Template
A template to use when describing objects using the senses of touch and sight.
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My Monster Reflection Template
A reflection template for students to use after creating a 3D monster.
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My Monster Design Template
A template to use for a design activity related to the properties of materials.
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Science Experiment - Keep Me Dry
A science experiment which explores the absorptive properties of materials.
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Shadow Types Worksheet
A worksheet to use when learning about the properties of materials.
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Properties of Materials Word Wall Vocabulary
Forty-eight properties of materials vocabulary cards.
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Processed Materials Poster
A poster displaying different processed materials and explaining what processed materials are.
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Natural Materials Poster
A poster displaying different natural materials and explaining what natural materials are.
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Object Material Investigation Worksheet
A worksheet for investigating the materials certain objects are made from.
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Material World Beanbag Toss Game
A fun game to play when learning about the properties of materials.
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Jack and the Beanstalk (Made Differently!) PowerPoint
A 16 slide teaching presentation to use when exploring the properties of materials.
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What If? Materials Template
A set of 6 templates to use when investigating the properties of materials.
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Sorting Objects by Property Template
A template to use when sorting objects using the sense of touch and sight.
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Material World Resource Pack
33 pages of worksheets, posters and classroom displays about about natural and man-made materials