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Lesson 1: Waterproof materials

Pupils investigate and learn about waterproof materials. They conduct a test in groups and observe what happens when they pour water through various samples before reporting back to the class what they discovered.

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Learning objectives

To understand what waterproof means and to test whether materials are waterproof.

EYFS outcomes

Communication and language

Articulate their ideas and thoughts in well-formed sentences.
Connect one idea or action to another using a range of connectives.
Use talk to help work out problems and organise thinking and activities, and to explain how things work and why they might happen.
ELG: Speaking: Participate in small group, class and one-to-one discussions, offering their own ideas, using recently introduced vocabulary
ELG: Speaking: Offer explanations for why things might happen.

Understanding the world

Explore the natural world around them.
ELG: The Natural World: Explore the natural world around them, making observations and drawing pictures of animals and plants

Characteristics of effective learning

> Playing and exploring

> Active learning

> Creating and thinking critically

Before the lesson

Classroom resources

Activity

Teacher notes

Key vocabulary

Prompts for learning

Observations

Next steps

To test and make predictions for which materials float or sink.

Note any specific next steps for individual pupils.

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Created by:

Sophie Pickles (EYFS),

Design and Technology specialist

Sophie is an expert Early Years consultant. She has spent many years both teaching in Reception and leading, in her role of Head of Early Years and senior manager at an outstanding-rated, child-led setting. Sophie now works with many national educational…

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