Objects vs Materials
Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made, understanding that objects can be made from different materials
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“If you hold up a wooden spoon and a metal spoon, can your child explain that both are spoons (the object) but made from different materials?”
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- Activity. Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made, understanding that objects can be made from different materials
What to notice. Explain the difference between an object (e.g. a chair) and the material it is made from (e.g. wood) • Give examples of the same object made from different materials (e.g. plastic cup, glass cup) • Identify what material a given object is made from by looking at and touching it
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If you hold up a wooden spoon and a metal spoon, can your child explain that both are spoons (the object) but made from different materials?
Distinguish between an object and the material from which it is made, understanding that objects can be made from different materials
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- Explain the difference between an object (e.g. a chair) and the material it is made from (e.g. wood)
- Give examples of the same object made from different materials (e.g. plastic cup, glass cup)
- Identify what material a given object is made from by looking at and touching it
“If you hold up a wooden spoon and a metal spoon, can your child explain that both are spoons (the object) but made from different materials?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Matter & Materials
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
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