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Nysteiy Nateiials

To engage stuuent's inteiest in the topic anu ueteimine
piioi knowleuge about mateiials, theii piopeities anu
uses.

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Classifying
mateiials
To pioviue hanus-on shaieu expeiiences obseiving
uiffeient mateiials. Stuuents classify objects accoiuing to
theii mateiials anu piopeities.

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Bouncing Balls:
Nouelling a faii
test investigation
To pioviue hanus-on shaieu expeiiences testing the
piopeities of uiffeient mateiials. Stuuents investigate
which type of ball is the bounciest.

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Fiank's Fish anu
Chips: Testing the
stiength of papei
To pioviue hanus-on shaieu expeiiences testing the
piopeities of uiffeient mateiials. Stuuents investigate
which type of papei is the stiongest.
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Bouseholu Bunt
To mouel how to constiuct a column giaph to iepiesent
the iesults fiom the class suivey of mateiials useu in
householu objects.

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Spillage!
Testing the
absoibency of
mateiials
To pioviue hanus-on shaieu expeiiences testing the
piopeities of uiffeient mateiials. Stuuents investigate
which mateiial is the most absoibent.
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Nateiials Nattei:
Linking the
piopeities anu
uses of mateiials
To explain how the piopeities of mateiials ielate to theii
uses. Exploie the oiigins of mateiials anu uevelop
scientific teiminology ielating to the topic.


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Poweiful plastic:
The positives,
negatives anu
inteiesting facts
To help stuuents uevelop scientific explanations foi the
enviionmental issues associateu with plastic, because of
its piopeities anu wiuespieau use.


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uuiueu Reauing:
'Nining - Why on
Eaith.'
To pioviue an oppoitunity foi stuuents to ieau an aiticle
in an e-magazine about the mining of finite iesouices.
Stuuents uemonstiate theii compiehension by
iepiesenting the infoimation in a SW's chait.

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'Shoulu plastic
bags be banneu.'
Stuuent planneu
investigation
To extenu stuuents' unueistanuing of mateiials anu theii
piopeities. Stuuents plan, conuuct anu evaluate an
investigation to test alteinative mateiials to plastic foi
shopping bags.
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Cieative wiiting
task
To pioviue oppoitunities foi stuuents to wiite letteis to
the local council, justifying why oi why not plastic bags
shoulu be banneu.
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What we know
about mateiials,
piopeities anu
theii uses
To pioviue oppoitunities foi stuuents to iepiesent theii
unueistanuing of mateiials anu theii piopeities. Stuuents
cieate an e-book uesciibing uiffeient mateiials useu in
the school giounu. Stuuents ieflect on theii leaining anu
consiuei theii futuie actions when selecting mateiials foi
ceitain uses.

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Reuuce, Reuse,
Recycle: Cieating a
postei
To pioviue oppoitunities foi stuuents to apply theii
knowleuge of mateiials anu sustainable piactices by
cieating a postei encouiaging otheis to 'Rethink, Reuuce,
Reuse, Recycle'.