Suitable and unsuitable materials
I can compare how suitable materials are for different uses based on their properties.
- Year 2
Suitable and unsuitable materials
I can compare how suitable materials are for different uses based on their properties.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Different objects can be made from different materials.
- The material that an object is made from is usually the most suitable for its use.
- The properties of materials make them suitable or unsuitable for particular uses.
- Materials can be compared and sorted into either suitable or unsuitable, for different uses.
Keywords
Material - A material is what an object is made from. An object can be made from more than one material.
Suitable - Someone or something that is suitable for a particular purpose or occasion is right or acceptable for it.
Properties - The describing words we use for a material are called its properties.
Unsuitable - Someone or something that is unsuitable for a particular purpose or occasion is not right or acceptable for it.
Compare - We compare things by looking at what is the same and what is different.
Common misconception
Children may instinctively classify objects by observational similarities or through knowledge of use rather than by the material from which the objects are made.
Clear explanation of how properties of materials make them suitable or unsuitable for a particular purpose.
Equipment
Variety of different materials and objects made of different materials.
Content guidance
- Exploration of objects
Supervision
Adult supervision recommended
Licence
Lesson video
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Objects are made from ...
Q2.The describing words we use for a material are called its ...
Q3.Which of these is a material?
Q4.Which of these are properties of materials?
Q5.What do we do when we describe something?
Q6.Which of these statements is true?
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? Different objects are made of different materials.
Q2.What does suitable mean?
Q3.Why is a window usually made from glass?
Q4.Which of these materials is suitable for making a warm hat?
Q5.Which of these materials would not be suitable for making a dress?
Q6.Sofia has sorted these materials into two groups: materials suitable to make a chair / materials unsuitable to make a chair. Which material has she put in the wrong group, and why?
