In science, we’re learning about materials. We’ve been exploring a variety of everyday materials, including their properties and uses.
This week, we’ve learnt that some solid objects can change shape.
- stretch – to make something longer without ripping, breaking or tearing
- bend – to force something to curve
- squash – to crush or squeeze something
- twist – to bend or curl something out of shape
We collected a variety of everyday objects ready to test. We worked like scientists by planning our investigation and making predictions.
We tested each object by stretching, bending, squashing and twisting.
We recorded our results and checked them against our predictions. The children were precise and meticulous, both in making their predictions and carrying out the test.
Help at home by asking your child how they’ve worked like a scientist during our materials unit? Challenge them to complete the vocabulary matching task below.
