This editable differentiated lesson pack focuses on identifying and classifying materials by testing their properties. Children learn that materials are sorted by what they are made from, not by the object itself, and explore key properties such as hardness, flexibility, transparency, magnetism and electrical conductivity. In the main activity, pupils carry out a full set of simple property tests on a range of materials, recording their results in tables and using these to sort and compare materials in different ways. The lesson builds accurate scientific vocabulary, strengthens observation and recording skills, and helps children explain how evidence from their tests supports their classification decisions.The file includes the following resources:- editable teaching presentation - editable activity worksheets  - editable word building activity - editable additional activity ideas - editable lesson plan - editable focus assessment worksheet   National Curriculum objectivesScience: Year 5Pupils should be taught to:

compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties, including hardness, solubility, transparency, conductivity (electrical and thermal), and response to magnets give reasons, based on evidence from comparative and fair tests, for the particular uses of everyday materials, including metals, wood and plastic

  Working scientifically:

recording data and results of increasing complexity using scientific diagrams and labels, classification keys, tables, scatter graphs, bar and line graphs  Reporting and presenting findings from enquiries, including conclusions

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