Starter quiz
- Which of these is not a material?
- clay
- metal
- pencil ✓
- wool
- How do these materials feel when you touch them? Match the material to the property.
- cotton wool⇔soft ✓
- sandpaper⇔rough ✓
- glass⇔smooth ✓
- Which of these materials would feel the softest?
- wet clay ✓
- wood
- rock
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- How are "human-made" materials made?
- only by plants
- only by men
- only by people ✓
- only by women
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- Which one of these materials is human-made?
- wool
- stone
- wood
- glass ✓
- Which of these shapes are 3-dimensional (3-D)?
- square
- sphere ✓
- cube ✓
- triangle
Exit quiz
- A surface is the ______ layer of something.
- 'top' ✓
- Which of these is not a surface?
- the peel on an orange
- a wooden floor
- a grass field
- soil under the ground ✓
- How many things should be changed in a comparative test investigation each time a measurement is made?
- 0
- 1 ✓
- 2
- it does not matter
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- Which thing would you change if you wanted find out how different types of hat affect the temperature of a person's head?
- the person wearing the hat
- the type of hat ✓
- the temperature of the room
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- Sort these activities into the order that a scientist would do them.
- 1⇔ask a question
- 2⇔plan the investigation
- 3⇔do the investigation
- You want to find out whether different shoes help a person run faster. What would you do to compare shoes in a fair way?
- keep the distance run the same each time. ✓
- keep the same shoes each time.
- keep the running surface the same each time. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- Surfaces can be different, ranging from very smooth to very rough.
- A comparative test investigation can be carried out to find out how different surfaces can affect how things move.
- Scientists make decisions about how to set up and carry out investigations.
Common misconception
All surfaces are only 2-dimensional. All surfaces are made by people (human-made).
Provide many examples, with images, of different types of surface including natural surfaces and 3-dimensional surfaces.
Keywords
Surface - The surface is the top or outside layer of something.
Rough - Rough surfaces are uneven or bumpy.
Smooth - Smooth surfaces are even.
Comparative test - In a comparative test, the thing that is being changed has labels, such as the types of materials.
Compare - We compare things by looking at what is the same and what is different.
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