Year 1 · Science
Objects And Materials
Year 1 learners practise choosing the right material for an object.
The activities include Choose Different Materials to Make the Same Object, Choose the Correct Material, Choose the Material, and related practice. The checked support below includes video, teaching, interactive, lesson. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.
Activities covered
- Choose Different Materials to Make the Same Object
- Choose the Correct Material
- Choose the Material
- Identify What Everyday Materials Are Made From
- Learn Whether Things Are Made From Plants Or Animals
- Practise Choosing the Correct Material
- Recognise What Everyday Objects Are Made Of
- Recognise whether Materials are Natural or Man-Made
- Think About which Materials Objects are Made of
- Understand the Reasons For Choosing Materials for Making an Object
- Understand whether an Object is Natural or Man-Made
Checked learning resources
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Materials and their uses
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
KS1 Year 2 extension KS1 lesson linking material properties to why a material is suitable for a particular object or job.
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Everyday objects and materials
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
Year 1 Year 1 lesson distinguishing an object from the material it is made from and naming common materials.
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Where materials come from
Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website
KS1 Year 2 extension KS1 lesson explaining where natural materials originate and how people manufacture other materials.
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Science: Everyday Materials: Objects and Materials Year 1 Lesson 1
Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required
Signed-in Year 1 lesson distinguishes objects from materials and practises identifying the materials from which familiar objects are made.
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Materials and their uses lesson slides
Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
KS1 Year 2 extension downloadable lesson slides. KS1 lesson linking material properties to why a material is suitable for a particular object or job.
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Materials and their uses worksheet and quizzes
Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website
KS1 Year 2 extension downloadable worksheet and starter and exit quiz practice. KS1 lesson linking material properties to why a material is suitable for a particular object or job.
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Science: Everyday Materials: Properties of Materials Year 1 Lesson 3
Twinkl · Teaching · Account may be required
Year 1 lesson presentation and activities for describing, comparing and grouping materials by properties including hard, soft, transparent, translucent and opaque.
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Where materials come from lesson slides
Oak National Academy · Teaching · Opens on the provider website
KS1 Year 2 extension downloadable lesson slides. KS1 lesson explaining where natural materials originate and how people manufacture other materials.