Materials

Curriculum details

Strand

Diversity of Matter (Strand 1)

Sub-strand

Materials (1.2)

Content standard

B2.1.2.1 - Recognise materials as important resources for providing human needs

Indicator

B2.1.2.1.1 - Know the common properties of materials such as soft, hard, rough, smooth, opaque, transparent, bendable

Suggested placement

Term 1, Week 5 (Week 5 of the year)

Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.

Curriculum reference

Science Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 37

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Learners collect and bring a variety of everyday materials from the home, school and community. Materials should include items such as cotton wool, pieces of cloths, pieces of paper, cardboard, wood, plastics, polythene bags (coloured and transparent), soil samples, marbles (rough and smooth) chalk, crayon, pen, straws.
- Learners sort and group the materials based on texture (hard or soft), and size (big or small).
- Group materials into those that they can see through (transparent) and those that we cannot see through (opaque) with the teacher's assistance
- Provide materials that can bend, for learners to observe.
- Learners feel and draw materials that are hard, soft, smooth, etc.
- Learners display their drawings in class for discussion.
- Know that the properties of a given material enable it to be used for making certain products, e.g. clay is used for making pots because it can be moulded without breaking. Raffia palm is used for making basketry because it can bend easily.
Project: Learners use different materials to create new items such as paper fans, toy cars, toy planes, cooking pans, hats and earthen ware.