Covering the "Grouping and Classifying Materials" strand of the science programme of study for "Materials and Their Properties", this book complements the existing title, "Changes", which covers the other two strands of the attainment target. 28 photocopiable sheets offer the teacher ready-made, practical classroom materials and each worksheet features a suggested extension activity to allow for differentiation, stimulate discussion, and keep the task open ended. The teachers' notes highlight key ideas, scientific background, likely outcomes and extension ideas. Links with the Scottish and Northern Irish programmes are included. The book covers grouping and comparing everyday materials by their properties, investigating electrical conductors and thermal insulators, and recognizing the difference between solids, liquids and gases. The activities are designed for children at Key Stage 2 and Scottish Levels C-E.

 

This book is part of a book series called Essentials Science .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 2. KS2 covers school years 4, 5 and 6, and ages 8-11 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks.

There are 32 pages in this book. This book was published 1996 by Scholastic .

Suzanne Kirk is a freelance writer and primary school teacher in Nottinghamshire.