where do things come from?


activity summary

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

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