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Materials · Lesson 12 of 18

What is it? What is it made from?

Read with an adult. Take your time. You can say, point, draw or write your answer.

Let's look together

An object is a thing, such as a spoon. A material is what the thing is made from.

A spoon may be made from metal, wood or plastic. The object can stay a spoon even when its material changes.

Object: spoonMaterial: metalObject: tableMaterial: wood
Look, point and talk with your adult.

Watch how I do it

I hold up a wooden spoon. 'Spoon' tells its object name. 'Wood' tells its material.

Your turn

In 'a plastic cup', which word names the material?

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Let's check together

Plastic. Cup names the object.

Try it away from the page

With an adult, sort safe objects by material. Look for wood, plastic, metal, glass, water and rock in suitable examples.

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My observation notebook

With an adult, look at a safe real example or a checked photograph. Name the example and say which you used. Record what you actually notice. Do not taste plants or materials, approach unknown animals or invent missing observations.

Tell your adult what you notice. They can help you write it. A prediction is what you think might happen; an observation is what you actually see, hear or feel safely.

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Adult notes · prerequisites, safety and coverage

Adult handles glass and checks sharp edges. Water is a material even though it flows. Some objects contain several materials.

Use real observations alongside the diagrams. Supervise practical work; never taste unknown materials or plants, handle unknown animals, or look at the Sun. Return to plants, weather and daylight throughout the year, not just once.

These are teaching introductions, not a claim of mastery. Open the subject's coverage map and limits.