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Learning about materials

Learning about materials activity
This Key Stage 1 science download is about the characteristics of materials and will help your child to think about why we use materials the way we do in constructing everyday objects.
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Keystage:  KS1, Year 1

The Learning about materials activity will enable your child to:

  • Learn more about the materials that people use to create the human environment.
  • Think about the characteristics of materials which make them useful for their purpose
  • Recognise and describe different materials