Describing Material Properties
Describe simple physical properties of everyday materials such as hard/soft, stretchy/stiff, shiny/dull, rough/smooth, waterproof/absorbent, transparent/opaque
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Can your child pick up different objects and describe their properties — like 'this is smooth and shiny' or 'this is rough and bendy'?
Describe simple physical properties of everyday materials such as hard/soft, stretchy/stiff, shiny/dull, rough/smooth, waterproof/absorbent, transparent/opaque
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Check understanding
- Use at least five property words correctly: hard, soft, stretchy, shiny, rough, smooth, transparent, waterproof
- Describe the properties of three different materials using at least two property words each
- Explain why a property matters (e.g. 'waterproof means water doesn't soak through')
“Can your child pick up different objects and describe their properties — like 'this is smooth and shiny' or 'this is rough and bendy'?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Matter & Materials
- Age range
- Ages 5–6
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