Year 1

Will the wall I've built withstand strong winds?

In this lesson, we will be investigating which materials can be blown down by creating our own wind using a hairdryer. We will be experimenting with different types of materials which have different weights. We will be using our structures from the previous lesson, 'Which materials can withstand strong winds?' to experiment with. If you do not have these things, you can watch me model this experiment.

Year 1

Will the wall I've built withstand strong winds?

In this lesson, we will be investigating which materials can be blown down by creating our own wind using a hairdryer. We will be experimenting with different types of materials which have different weights. We will be using our structures from the previous lesson, 'Which materials can withstand strong winds?' to experiment with. If you do not have these things, you can watch me model this experiment.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Building a wall and testing the strength

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3 Questions

Q1.
1) What does heavy mean?
When something is heavy it describes an object which is easy to move and lift.
Correct answer: When something is heavy it describes an object which is hard to move and lift.
Q2.
2) What does light mean?
Correct answer: When something is light it describes an object which is easy to move and lift.
When something is light it describes an object which is hard to move and lift.
Q3.
3) Which materials are light? Choose 3.
Glass - cup
Correct answer: Paper - 1 sheet
Plastic - Bricks
Playdough
Correct answer: Straw
Correct answer: Wood - Twigs

3 Questions

Q1.
1) What is length?
Correct answer: Length is how long something is.
Length is how tall something is.
Q2.
2) What happened to the twigs/lolly sticks in the experiment?
Correct answer: The twigs/lolly sticks were blown away by the wind.
The twigs/lolly sticks were not blown away by the wind.
Q3.
3) Choose 3 properties of a brick wall.
Correct answer: Hard
Correct answer: Heavy
Light
Correct answer: Strong
Weak
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