By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
explore the properties and uses of materials such as wood, paper, and cardboard;
conduct simple tests to understand the structure and characteristics of these materials;
identify their suitability for various purposes.
National Curriculum Objectives
Year 2 Science: Uses of everyday materials
identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses;
find out how the shapes of solid objects made from some materials can be changed by squashing, bending, twisting and stretching.
