This extensive collection of teaching resources contains everything you will need to teach your students about the properties and uses of natural and processed materials. This collection contains unit and lesson plans, educational posters, word wall vocabulary, science experiments, teaching presentations, hands-on activities, worksheets, classroom decorations and more.
A science experiment which investigates the strengths of solid wood and laminate.
Forty-eight properties of materials vocabulary cards.
A teaching presentation comparing natural and processed materials and how humans make scientific comparisons.
A whole class active game to play when learning about the properties of materials.
A fun game to play when learning about the properties of materials.
A 16 slide teaching presentation to use when exploring the properties of materials.
A fun sorting activity for students to explore the materials objects are made of.
A set of 6 templates to use when investigating the properties of materials.
A template to use when sorting objects using the sense of touch and sight.
A worksheet to use when learning about the properties of materials.
A template to use when describing objects using the senses of touch and sight.
A teaching presentation discussing the development of a scientific hypothesis.
A teaching presentation discussing the development of scientific lines of questioning.
A teaching presentation discussing natural resources and how humans interact with them.
A worksheet for investigating the materials certain objects are made from.
A poster displaying different natural materials and explaining what natural materials are.
A poster displaying different processed materials and explaining what processed materials are.
A hands-on science experiment about biodegradability.
A hands-on science experiment about biodegradability.
A hands-on science experiment about biodegradability.
A worksheet that requires students to identify man-made and natural materials in the classroom.
A sorting activity that requires students to identify renewable and non-renewable forms of energy.
Cut-out decorations to use on your materials display board.
33 pages of worksheets, posters and classroom displays about about natural and man-made materials
30 spaces and places word wall vocabulary cards.
Word wall cards containing vocabulary related to man-made materials.
This Chemical Sciences unit investigates the observable properties of materials. Descriptive vocabulary is explored as well as the suitability of materials for different purposes.