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Activity 1370

Select appropriate material for a simple task

Makes a simple prediction of a change of material e.g. what happens

Identifies 3 common materials e.g. wood, glass, plastic.

Test 4 materials for purpose in relation to one another? Identify the best one.

Describe changes to a material in a test.

Sorts materials by single attribute

Identifies the action or material that caused a change

Test which items float and sink and use vocabulary float and sink

Sorts materials by properties eg hard, soft.

Uses some measuring devises in tests

Understand and use vocabulary e.g. freezing, cold, melt.

Use vocabulary before and after.

Make or direct an adult to make some simple boats from different materials and predict which ones will float or sink

Sequences a process using up to 6 photos

Compares properties of materials and comment on findings

Experience some items floating and some sinking in water play