Grouping Materials
Compare and group everyday materials based on their simple physical properties
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Group materials by a stated property and explain why different tests can make different groups.
Can discuss the supplied example in an accessible mode; adapt directions without supplying the target answer.
Check the learner can follow the model with support before moving on. Source prerequisite ordering is not learner mastery; return to prerequisite work when needed.
Use large safe everyday objects if available: clear plastic container, paper sheet, metal spoon, cotton cloth. No sharp edges, glass, heat or tasting. Water tests optional over a tray with adult supervision. Open S first, G together, then T alone; put S and G away before T. Keys stay adult-only. No purchase or printing is required; an unavailable physical observation remains pending, not passed.
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What this lesson covers and its limits
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- partial: Compare and group everyday materials based on their simple physical properties
Fictional property data support reasoning; actual hands-on grouping conditional. Waterproofness is limited to test conditions.
- partial: Sort a set of materials into groups based on a chosen property (e.g. transparent vs opaque)
Fictional property data support reasoning; actual hands-on grouping conditional. Waterproofness is limited to test conditions.
- partial: Compare two materials and state which properties they share and which differ
Fictional property data support reasoning; actual hands-on grouping conditional. Waterproofness is limited to test conditions.
- partial: Explain the reasoning behind a grouping decision using property vocabulary
Fictional property data support reasoning; actual hands-on grouping conditional. Waterproofness is limited to test conditions.
- partial: Can {{name}} sort a pile of objects into groups based on their properties, like all the waterproof ones together or all the transparent ones?
Fictional property data support reasoning; actual hands-on grouping conditional. Waterproofness is limited to test conditions.
Fictional property data support reasoning; actual hands-on grouping conditional. Waterproofness is limited to test conditions.
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Group materials by a stated property and explain why different tests can make different groups.
Group materials by a stated property and explain why different tests can make different groups.
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- Sort a set of materials into groups based on a chosen property (e.g. transparent vs opaque)
- Compare two materials and state which properties they share and which differ
- Explain the reasoning behind a grouping decision using property vocabulary
“Can your child sort a pile of objects into groups based on their properties, like all the waterproof ones together or all the transparent ones?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Matter & Materials
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
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