ScienceEarth's SystemsAges 7–8
Properties of materials
Compare and group different kinds of rocks based on their appearance and simple physical properties such as hardness, texture, and colour
Learning resources
Reviewed external links that reinforce this concept. They do not replace Gakuva’s teaching approach.
No reviewed resources for this concept yet.
The teaching approach above still stands. Curated practice links will appear here as the shelf fills.
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This concept
Properties of materialsConceptual concept
Check understanding
- Describe at least three observable properties of rocks: hardness, texture, colour, grain size
- Sort a collection of rocks into groups based on chosen properties
- Compare two rocks and describe how their properties differ
“Can your child examine a collection of rocks and sort them by whether they're hard or crumbly, rough or smooth, and light or dark?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Earth's Systems
- Age range
- Ages 7–8
Standards
uk-nc-2013:Y3.Sci.R.1