inside packaging


activity summary

Children look at the use of containers and packaging (plastic drinks container, aluminium can and paper/cardboard container).

Curriculum links
Key stage 1 Science: materials and their properties Sc3.1d - find out about the uses of a variety of materials and how these are chosen for specific uses on the basis of their simple properties.
QCA units
Science 3C: Characteristics of materials - choosing materials for a purpose
Timings
35 minutes
Cross-curricular
Key stage 1
Design and Technology
Developing, planning and communicating ideas, 1a - generate ideas by drawing on their own and other people's experiences

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