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Compare Everyday Materials

Children touch and describe everyday things with words like hard, soft, bendy and stiff, then sort a pile of objects using one question at a time. They compare which of two things is heavier by holding them, and discover that a big thing is not always the heavier one.

  • 3 lessons
  • About 30 minutes
  • Comparing materials check: 4 questions
  • Ways to answer: choose an answer, match pairs and sort into groups
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What learners will discover

  • Describe how things feel using words such as hard, soft, bendy and stiff.
  • Sort objects into two groups using one question at a time, such as 'Is it hard or soft?'.
  • Compare two objects to find which is heavier, and notice that bigger is not always heavier.

Lessons

  1. How does it feel? 4 steps1 practiceabout 10 min
  2. Sort with one question 4 steps2 practiceabout 10 min
  3. Heavy or light? 5 steps2 practiceabout 10 min
  4. Comparing materials check 4 questions at the end

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