Different surfaces: plan | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

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
How are "human-made" materials made?

only by plants

only by men

only by people ✓

only by women
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

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
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
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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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.

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.

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.