Materials

Curriculum details

Strand

Diversity of Matter (Strand 1)

Sub-strand

Materials (1.2)

Content standard

B3.1.2.1 - Recognise materials as important resources for providing human needs

Indicator

B3.1.2.1.1 - Identify the uses of everyday materials and link the uses to their properties

Suggested placement

Term 1, Week 2 (Week 2 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. 50

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

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Show learners pictures and videos of common materials e.g. wood, plastics, paper, metals, leather, cotton, etc.
- Learners collect everyday materials in their environment e.g. wood, plastics, paper, metals, leather, cotton, etc. and bring them to class.
- Learners use think-pair-share to discuss the uses of the materials collected.
- Brainstorm with learners to come out with the uses of the materials in relation to their properties, e.g. metals are used for making car bodies because they are hard, plastics are used for making bottles, buckets, bowls because they can be moulded into different shapes
- Engage learners in an activity to match some products such as buckets, cups, books, tables with their material sources such as metals, clay, glass, wood, plastics.
- Provide a lot of materials for the learners to do more activities.