Materials and Structures: Exploring Everyday Objects

• Primary Education

Materials and Structures: Exploring Everyday Objects

Learning Goals

At the end of the lesson, you will be able to describe objects as things made of materials, identify supporting structures, and recognize materials used in everyday objects.

What do you already know about the materials objects are made of?

What are Objects?

Objects are things we use or see around us. They can be made of one or more materials.

Supporting Structures

Structures are objects designed to support a load. They can be supporting frameworks for other objects.

Identifying Materials

Different materials are used to make everyday objects, such as wood, plastic, metal, and fabric.

Material Hunt

Go on a material hunt around the classroom to find objects made of different materials.

Exploring Structures

Look at pictures of different structures and discuss how they support loads.

Matching Game: Object and Material

Match everyday objects with the materials they are made of in a fun game.

Review and Conclusion

Recap what we've learned about objects, structures, and materials, and discuss their importance in our daily lives.

Write down 3 things you learned in this lesson.

Have students enter three things they learned in this lesson. With this they can indicate their own learning efficiency of this lesson.

Write down 2 things you want to know more about.

Here, students enter two things they would like to know more about. This not only increases involvement, but also gives them more ownership.

Ask 1 question about something you haven't quite understood yet.

The students indicate here (in question form) with which part of the material they still have difficulty. For the teacher, this not only provides insight into the extent to which the students understand/master the material, but also a good starting point for the next lesson.