Explore Lesson

Year 1 Chemical Science

Everyday materials can be physically changed in a variety of ways (ACSSU018)
By Eloise Stone, Linda Bryant & Abigail Murphy

BACKGROUND
INFORMATION LESSON OBJECTIVES

Objects can be physically changed by Explore and describe the properties

bending, twisting, stretching and of assorted materials.
squashing depending on its properties. Describe how the materials changed
their shape.

Curriculum Links
Science Understanding:
Everyday materials can be physically changed in a variety of ways (ACSSU018)

Science as Human Endeavour:

Science involves observing, asking questions about, and describing changes in, objects and events
(ACSHE021)

Science Inquiry Skills:

Participate in guided investigations to explore and answer questions (ACSIS025)
Use a range of methods to sort information, including drawings and provided tables through discussion,
compare observations with predictions (ACSIS027)

Literacy:
Use interaction skills including turn-taking, recognising the contributions of others, speaking clearly and using
appropriate volume and pace. (ACELY1788)

The Arts:
Development of artistic skills through experimentation with: shape (familiar shapes; simple 2D shapes), colour
(primary colours, secondary colours), line (curved, straight, wavy, zigzag)
texture (familiar objects) to create artwork. (ACAVAM107)

Health and Physical Education:

Actions that support a safe classroom, such as: moving around safely, sharing appropriately, following class
rules. (ACPPS022)
Simple rules and fair play in partner, group activities and minor games. (ACPMP032)
 Motivation and Introduction

Look at students prior knowledge from the previous lesson. A class discussion will take
place based on the previous lesson.
- We used our senses to help us discover what happened
- We thought about whether the changes were quick or slow, and whether it depended
on what sought of day it was.

Students will be put into pairs by lining up the children from highest ability to lower ability
and the lower ability children will loop around and stand in front of a higher ability child, that
will be their pair.

Mystery items will be placed in a box in the middle of a table. The children job will be to
explore the materials and think of a way of how you can make a physical change to the
materials.

Lesson materials:
- Whiteboard
- Science Jounrals - 1 worksheet glued into journal
- Pencils, rubbers
- Balloon
- 3 large boxes
- Tables in groups of 3
- Playdough
- Elastic bands
- Stones
- Alfoil

SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS ASSESSMENT

In relation to the playdough, making Formative assessment:

sure the playdough is nontoxic. A
reminder to children of the proper use
of elastic bands, stones and
playdough of not to throw and put in
your mouth.
The children will be assessed by
their discussions and recordings of
their observations of the physical
changes they have made to their
materials in their science journals.

Through the wonder questions,

children will be assessed through
recording observations of their
understandings.