Good Morning Year 2!
Click here for a printable version of this blog post: Thursday Science printable
In our Science this term, we will be starting a new topic all about Materials.
Everything around us is made of lots of different materials, and each of these materials have different properties. Materials are either natural or man-made.
Click on this link to read about the different properties that materials have: Materials properties
Today you are going to do your own investigation. I want you to find 6 objects from your house that are made of different materials. Try to pick objects that are made from one (or mostly one) material. Use this table to ask questions and fill in your answers:
Click here for a pdf of the table, if that is easier to print: material investigation
Using the results in your table, you’ll now be able to write descriptive sentences about the different materials. Such as:
Metal is cold to the touch, hard, shiny and makes a ringing sound when tapped.
See if you can write your own sentences for:
Metal, wood, plastic, fabric, paper, wool, pottery
If you can‘t find objects in your house, or want to do some more, then have a go at this virtual experiment. Click on 1C: Sorting and Using Materials and have a go. There is even an extension you could try as well.
Send in some photos or drawings of the objects you investigated and your table. You can write your sentences about the materials on the blog below.
Have fun investigating!
Hello??Miss??
I have done my work and it was easy.
Well done Marisa! Please send it in, I can’t wait to see it 🙂
Well done for completigng your table Madeleine! You found so many objects! 🙂
In your sentences at the bottom, can you describe the material? Your chef’s hat is made from material – is it hard or soft?
Books are quite warm to touch, they’re flexible, a bit hard, don’t make a ringing sound when tapped, can be squashed but not stretched, can be shiny (on the front or back cover – or they can be coloured paper and some coloured paper is shiny) and are made out of paper.
Rulers (mine – the one I got from Green Team) are quite cold, quite flexible, hard, don’t make a ringing sound, can’t be squashed or stretched can be shiny and mine is made of recycled plastic.
T-shirts are warm to touch, very flexible, soft, don’t make a ringing sound when tapped, can be squashed and stretched, are sometimes shiny, sometimes dull and are made of fabric.
Wooden marble runs are quite warm to touch, not at all flexible, very hard, don’t make a ringing sound when tapped, can’t be squashed or stretched, are usually dull and are made out of wood (it’s in the name).
Metals boxes are cold to touch, not flexible, except the lid that is a tiny bit flexible, hard, don’t make a ringing sound, can’t be squashed or stretched, are shiny and are made out of metal.
Tea cups are cold to touch (unless they have a hot drink inside, and then then can be very hot to touch), are not flexible, are hard (but not the drink inside), DO make a ringing sound when tapped, can’t be squashed or stretched, are shiny (usually) and are made of pottery.
Excellent sentences Rex, and you’ve filled in your table with lots of detail 🙂
The wooden table is hard, dull and feels cold to touch.
My wool blanket is very soft, warm to touch and can be stretched and squashed.
A glass vase isn’t flexible, looks shiny and makes a ringing sound when you tap it.
The fabric mat feels soft, is flexible and can be squashed.
Paper can be squashed and look shiny or dull and will not make a ringing sound when tapped.
Brilliant Jack 🙂 You’ve managed to describe the materials really well.
Dear Miss Carruthers, I made my table and will send it over.
Metal is cold to the touch, hard, shiny and makes a ringing sound when tapped.
Wood is warm to touch, hard, dull and doesn’t make a ringing sound when tapped. It makes a knocking sound when tapped .
Plastic is cold to touch, soft or hard , shiny and doesn’t make a ringing sound when tapped. It makes a tapping noise.
Fabric is warm to touch, soft, dull or shiny and doesn’t make a ringing sound when tapped.
Paper is warm to touch, soft , dull and doesn’t make a ringing sound when tapped. It makes a rustling sound when tapped.
Wool is warm to touch, soft, dull and doesn’t make a ringing sound when tapped.
Pottery is warm to touch, hard , dull and doesn’t make a ringing sound when touched . It makes a knocking sound when tapped.
Wonderful sentences Sophia! You’ve really thought hard about the different materials.
My shiny metal bell ? is cold and hard.
My mum’s wooden ducks are smooth, warm and shiny.
My piano ? chair is soft, adjustable, squashy and shiny.
My cardboard panda is cold, warm, hard and dull.
My metal trophy ? is cold, not flexible, dose ring and shiny.
My sofa is warm, soft, squashy and dull.
Wonderful Layla 🙂 You’ve described your materials well.
Great sentences Nadine! Very neat handwriting!
1. A palm tree leaf is cool to the touch, flexible, soft, dull and does not make a ringing sound when tapped. It can be squashed.
2. Paper is cool to the touch, flexible, soft, dull and does not make a ringing sound when tapped. It can be squashed.
3. A drinking glass is cool to the touch, hard, not flexible, shiny and makes a ringing sound when tapped. It can’t be squashed or stretched.
4. Rubber is warm, flexible, soft, dull and does not ring when tapped.
5. A pencil is warm, not flexible, hard, dull and does not ring when tapped. It can’t be squashed or stretched.
6. A pillow is warm, soft, flexible, dull and does not make a ringing sound when tapped. It can be squashed and stretched.
Well done you two! You’ve described the materials really well.
The book ? is cold when you touch it and it is flexible. It is hard when you touch it and it doesn’t make a ringing sound if you tap it.
It cannot be stretched and it is shining.
Wonderful description. What material is it made of?
My Spinning top is cold to the touch and it is not flexible. It is hard and it makes a ringing sound when tapped. It can’t be stretched or squashed and it is shining.
Great investigating. What do you think it is made of?
1. Lego block: Plastic feels cold to touch, hard, dull and does not make a ringing sound.
2. Metal fan: Metal feels cold to touch, hard, shiny and makes a ringing sound when tapped.
3. Play doh: Play doh is cold to touch, flexible, soft and can be squashed.
4. Wooden Chair: Wood feels cold to touch, hard and dull.
5. Pillow: Fabric is cold to touch, soft and can be squashed.
Brilliant descriptions Catherine ?
metal is cold, hard, not flexible, it makes a ringing sound when tapped, it cant be stretched or squashed and it is shiny
wood is cold, not flexible, it is hard, it does not make a ringing sound when tapped, it cannot be stretched or squashed, it is dull
plastic is cold, flexible, soft or hard, does not make a ringing sound, can be stretched and squashed. it is dull
fabric is warm, flexible, soft, does not make a ringing sound, can be stretched not squashed, it is dull
paper is cold, not flexible, soft, does not make a ringing sound, can be squashed not stretched, it is dull
wool is warm, flexible, it is soft, doesn’t make a ringing sound when tapped, can be squashed and stretched, dull.
pottery is cold, flexible, soft, does not make a ringing sound, can be squashed and stretched, dull
Well done for describing the different materials Gabi!
The glass vase is cold to touch, hard, shiny and it clinks when flicked.
The cotton T-shirt is cosy, soft and can be stretched.
The wooden desk is cold to touch, hard, dull and is not flexible.
The wool baby blanket is warm, soft and can be squashed.
The plastic castle is cold, hard, dull, is not flexible and can not be squashed or stretched.
The metal lamp is cold to touch, hard, shiny and makes a ringing noise when tapped.
Brilliant descriptions Finley.
Hi miss
I really enjoyed doing this work.
Object bed
Warm to touch, yes it’s flexible, soft to touch, no ringing sound when tapped, yes it can be squashed and it’s shiny
Object sofa
Warm to touch, yea is flexible, soft to touch, no ringing doung, can be squashed and is dull
Object drawers
Cold to touch, not flexible, hard to touch, no ringing sound, can’t not be squashed or stretched and is shiny
Object dolls
Warm to touch, is flexible, hard to touch, no ringing sound, can be stretched and dull
Object table
Cold to touch , not flexible, hard to touch , no ringing sound , cannot be stretched or squashed and is shiny
Buddha statue
Cold to touch, is not flexible, hard to touch, makes a ringing sound , can not be squashed or stretched and is shiny
I’m glad you enjoyed this task so much!