KS1 Science textbook

Year 1 Science Objects and Materials: lesson and practice

  • Strand Everyday materials
  • Level Year 1
  • Practice 91 questions with step-by-step solutions

National Curriculum for England, Key Stage 1 science, Year 1. Content: Tell apart an object and the material it is made from, Name everyday materials: wood, plastic, glass, metal, water, rock, Name everyday materials: fabric, paper, rubber, brick, clay, Know that some objects are made from more than one material.

Open Year 1 chapter

By the end of this chapter you will be able to

  • Say what an object is, and what it is made from
  • Name the material of a simple object, such as a chair or a bottle
  • Name wood, plastic, metal, glass, water and rock
  • Name fabric, paper, rubber, brick and clay
  • Say which objects are made from more than one material
  • Sort objects into groups by the material they are made from

You should already know

  • Using my senses to look and touch (Chapter 6)
  • Describing things I can see around me (Chapter 1)

Where this leads

  • Properties of materials: hard, bendy, waterproof and see-through (Chapter 8)

Lessons in this chapter

  1. 7.1 Objects and materials · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
  2. 7.2 Wood, plastic and metal · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
  3. 7.3 Glass and water · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
  4. 7.4 Rock, brick and clay · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
  5. 7.5 Fabric and paper · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
  6. 7.6 Rubber, and objects with more than one material · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
  7. Summary and key words
  8. Check-up and end-of-chapter quiz · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)

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