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Naming Everyday Materials

CONCEPTUAL
Science›Matter & Materials|Ages 5—6|ID: mt_ZAJvTcroFO

Identify and name a variety of everyday materials including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock

Mastery Evidence

  • Name at least six everyday materials: wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, rock
  • Identify the material of at least ten different objects around the home or classroom
  • Recognise that some objects are made from more than one material

Assessment Prompt

“Can [child] look around a room and correctly name the materials things are made of — like glass in the window, metal in the radiator, and plastic in a pen?”

Curriculum Standards1 alignment

Y1.Sci.EM.2The national curriculum in England
Identify and name everyday materials

identify and name a variety of everyday materials, including wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, and rock

Science · Key Stage 1

Prerequisites1

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  • Objects vs Materials hard

    Must distinguish objects from materials before naming specific materials

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