Level 1 · Science S1.4
What things are made of
Things around us are made of materials like wood, stone, cloth and metal.
Planned. This book is not written yet. Below is its plan, which a teacher can already use.
You are ready for this book if
You can sort a pile of things by colour.
- One step up S2.4 Solids, liquids, gases and the water cycle
- This book S1.4 What things are made of
The plan
- S1.4.1 Materials around us
- Name materials such as wood, metal, stone, cloth, glass and plastic
- Match things at home to the material they are made of
- S1.4.2 Hard, soft, rough and smooth
- Sort things into hard and soft, rough and smooth
- Test which things bend, stretch or break
- S1.4.3 Which things soak up water
- Test which materials soak up water and which keep it out
- Choose a good material for a roof or a rain cover
- S1.4.4 Changing materials
- Show how clay or dough changes shape when you squeeze it
- Tell what happens to butter or wax left in the hot sun
- S1.4.5 From nature or made by people
- Sort materials into ones from nature and ones made by people
- Name ways to use old bottles, paper and cloth again
For parents and teachers
Level 1 fits learners who can already: listen to a story. count a few things. In many schools that is about 5 to 7, but start wherever the learner is.
Strand: Matter. Written and drawn by attnom. Free to read, print and share.