Year 1 Science Block 2
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Topic – Everyday Materials
In this block of learning, you will cover the following lessons:
🌡️ Week 1: What Materials Are Objects Made From?
🌡️ Week 2: Where Do Materials Come From?
🌡️ Week 3: Exploring and Describing Materials
🌡️ Week 4: Materials from the Local Environment
🌡️ Week 5: Testing Materials
🌡️ Week 6: Selecting Materials
Unit Outcomes (secure)
Everyday Materials
✅ Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made
✅ Identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock.
✅ Describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials.
✅ Compare and group together a variety of everyday materials on the basis of their simple physical properties.
Working scientifically
✅ Using observations and ideas to suggest answers to
questions.
✅ Asking simple questions and recognising that they can be
answered in different ways.
✅ Performing simple tests.
Year 1 science resources, year 1 scheme of work for science
Aligned with the Year 1 science national curriculum, our Everyday Materials resources are designed to help pupils identify, name, and explore a variety of common materials, such as wood, plastic, metal, and glass. Pupils will investigate their properties, learning to distinguish between materials that are hard, soft, bendy, or waterproof. These resources foster key skills like observation and classification, with a focus on developing scientific thinking through engaging, hands-on activities. Perfect for teachers searching for Year 1 science lessons, KS1 science schemes of work, everyday materials worksheets, materials investigations, and science resources for identifying materials, these high-quality tools support effective teaching and progress tracking.
