where do things come from?
activity summary
download This activity encourages children to think about the things they use every day and where they come from. Children discuss what resources are used to make objects and how these resources can be recycled.
- 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 1C: Sorting and using materials - Choosing materials for a purpose
- Timings
- 35 minutes
- Cross-curricular
- Key stage 1
- English/literacy
- Writing, En3.1 composition
The activity pack contains
- 1x Activity Sheet PDF
- 1x Teachers Notes PDF
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