Measuring
1 Predict which object is wider: the door or the window?
2 What objects will you use to measure: the door?
3 Record your measurements.
Measurement
4 Use your measurements to decide which is wider: the door or the window.
5 Is your answer in (4) the same as what you predicted in (1)?
Where does it come from?
1 Colour each word a different colour.
rocks plants animals
2 Colour the objects to match the words and show whether they come from rocks, plants or animals. pencil
paper cup
silk scarf
cotton shirt
feather duster paper
table
clay pot
fur boots wall
leather sandals bricks
knitted clothes
diamond ring
straw hat
wooden toy
Materials
from
plants and animals
Complete this mind map to show what materials we get from plants.
Materials from plants
Materials from animals 3.2 Natural materials
Complete this mind map to show what materials we get from animals.
Manufactured objects in my home
Find six objects in your home that were made by people or in a factory. Stick or draw a picture of each object in the table.
Complete the table.
Manufactured objects in my home
Name of object
Picture of object
Materials used to make it:
Name of object
Picture of object
Materials used to make it:
Name of object
Picture of object
Materials used to make it:
Name of object
Picture of object
Materials used to make it:
Name of object
Picture of object
Materials used to make it:
Name of object
Picture of object
Materials used to make it: