Description
What’s included?
1. Common Materials and Their Uses (Slides & Worksheets) –
This resource includes over 30 informational slides and 4 worksheets that cover the following topics-
Students will learn about:
- What materials are and their purposes
- A range of common materials and their uses (plastic, metal, wood, glass, paper, leather, ceramics, synthetic fibres)
- The physical and chemical properties of common materials
- What materials are used to make everyday objects
- The advantages and disadvantages of using common materials
★ This resource includes 4 worksheets that improve knowledge about a range of common materials and their uses. An answer key is included for easy marking!
Worksheet 1: Close Passage: Magnificent Materials
Worksheet 2: Multiple and Short Answer Questions
Worksheet 3: The Uses and Properties of Materials (Wood, Metal & Glass)
Worksheet 4: Venn Diagram to Compare the Uses and Properties of Common Materials
2. Investigating the Physical Properties of Materials (Slides & Worksheets) –
This resource includes over 20 informational slides and 5 worksheets that cover the following topics-
Students will learn about:
- What the term ‘properties’ in science means
- A range of physical properties that materials can be grouped and classified
- Electrical, thermal and acoustic conductors and insulators
- Transparent, translucent and opaque properties
- Hardness, flexibility, absorbent and waterproof properties
★ This resource includes 5 worksheets that improve knowledge about the physical properties of a range of common materials. An answer key is included for easy marking!
Worksheet 1: Close Passage – The Properties of Materials
Worksheet 2: Multiple Choice & Short Answer Questions
Worksheet 3: Transparent, Translucent and Opaqueness
Worksheet 4: Electrical Conductors and Insulators
Worksheet 5: Grouping and Classifying Materials According to Their Properties
3. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Use of Natural and Processed Materials (Slides and Worksheets) –
This resource includes 15 informational slides and 5 worksheets that cover the following topics-
Information covered in the informational slides:
- How Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People Made Use Of Technology & Materials – Introduction
- What are Natural Materials?
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Plant Use
- Natural Material for Fishing Spears
- The Uses of Weaving
- What are Processed Materials?
- The Steaming Process
- Processed Fibres
- Animal Skins and Fur for Clothing
- The Tanning Process
- Aboriginal Art – Ochre Paints
- How to Make Ochre Paint
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Tools and Inventions
- Materials Used for Shelter
- Materials Used for Traditional Games (Marngrook and Taktyerrain)
★ This resource includes 5 worksheets that improve knowledge about the life cycles of animals and plants. An answer key is included for easy marking!
Worksheet 1: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Perspectives: Natural and Processed Materials (Close Passage)
Worksheet 2: Natural and Processed Materials (Sorting Activity)
Worksheet 3: First Nations Use and Knowledge of Materials (Multiple Choice and Short Answer)
Worksheet 4: Design Task #1: Make Your Own Mini-Shelter
Worksheet 5: Design Task #2: Make Your Own Toy
4. Selecting Materials for Uses Based on their Properties & Waste Management (Slides and Worksheets) –
This resource includes 22 informational slides and 4 worksheets that cover the following topics-
Students will learn about:
- What the term ‘property’ means in science.
- Why materials should be selected for use based on their properties.
- The types and uses of flexible, hard, absorbent, transparent, translucent, opaque and magnetic materials.
- How the properties of materials can affect the management of waste and lead to pollution in several ways.
- The difference between biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials.
- Types of biodegradable and non-biodegradable materials.
★ This resource includes 4 worksheets that improve knowledge about electing materials for uses based on their properties and waste management. An answer key is included for easy marking!
Worksheet 1: Close Passage – Selecting Materials for Uses Based on their Properties
Worksheet 2: Identifying the Properties and Uses of Different Materials
Worksheet 3: Multiple Choice & Short Answer Questions
Worksheet 4: Biodegradable and Non-Biodegradable Materials Cut and Paste Task
