Year 1 – Science

Science – Materials

In science this half term, we have been learning all about everyday materials and their properties. We began the topic by collecting a range of materials, and discussed as a class, what they looked like, felt like, and some of their properties. We then developed our scientific knowledge further by discussing the difference between an object and a material. We went on a hunt around the school to find different objects, and talked about which was the most common material. Our findings showed that lots of the objects throughout school are made out of plastic and metal! We think that this is because they are strong, so they won’t break easily, and they’ll last a long time. 

We have conducted a number of teacher and child led experiments throughout the half term, including a test to see which material would be the best for an umbrella and which material is the most flexible. Our favourite experiment, though, was an observation over time. We buried different materials deep in our allotments, and made a prediction as to what we thought was going to happen to the materials after being left in the soil for a week. Some of our predictions really impressed Miss Naughton, and some of them were even correct! 

What The Student Says

"Some materials are really hard and some are soft and squishy. Metal is hard." "I liked when we dug up our materials. The paper had changed colour and it started to break apart. It was all wet from being in the mud." "I think the best material for an umbrella us plastic. It is strong and waterproof." "I thought the plastic was going to explode in the mud but it just got all wet. There was lots of mud inside it." "Sometimes plastic is hard and sometimes it can be soft. Some toys are made out of plastic. Lots of things in school are made out of plastic and metal, and sometimes wood." - Year 1 children

What knowledge and skills have been developed?

  • Begun to make well thought out predictions

  • Had the opportunity to ask simple questions and recognise that they can be answered in different ways

  • Developed observational skills

  • Used their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions

  • Been able to distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made

  • Successfully identified and named a variety of everyday materials

  • Been able to describe the simple physical properties of a variety of everyday materials

  • Developed language and communication skills through class discussions

What the Teacher says

The children's scientific knowledge and engagement throughout this topic has really impressed me this half term. They have begun to make sensible and realistic predictions, and have been able to explain their thinking behind making such predictions. The way the children have got stuck in with experiments and investigations, and come up with their own scientific ideas has been great to see. It has also been lovely to witness children using their science knowledge outside of lessons and during provision time, by making shelters for animals and discussing which material would be the best the and why. Well done year 1! - Miss Naughton, Class Teacher

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