KS1 Science textbook
Year 1 Science Properties of Materials: lesson and practice
- Strand Everyday materials
- Level Year 1
- Practice 85 questions with step-by-step solutions
By the end of this chapter you will be able to
- Describe how hard, rough, shiny, bendy or stretchy a material is
- Say whether a material is see-through, waterproof or absorbent
- Sort materials into groups by what they are like
- Test a material in a simple, safe way and say what happened
- Choose a material for a job by testing it first
You should already know
- Objects and materials: the material that an object is made from (Chapter 7)
- Names of everyday materials: wood, plastic, glass, metal, fabric, paper
Where this leads
- Seasons and weather (Chapter 9)
Lessons in this chapter
- 8.1 Hard and soft · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
- 8.2 Rough and smooth · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
- 8.3 Shiny and dull · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
- 8.4 Bendy, stiff and stretchy · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
- 8.5 See-through and not see-through · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
- 8.6 Waterproof and absorbent: choosing for a job · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
- Summary and key words
- Check-up and end-of-chapter quiz · Worksheet (PDF) · Answers (PDF)
Read the whole chapter on one page (good for printing).