Year 2 in England

1st grade materials and their properties

3 1st grade materials and their properties skills, each with a worked example, free practice that checks every answer, and a printable worksheet. Start with a mixed review, or jump to the skill you need.

Mixed review

Ten questions drawn from every skill below.

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Properties of materials

CCSS NGSS.2-PS1-1England: KS1 Y1 Everyday materialsEngland: KS2 Y5 Properties and changes of materials

Example

You can see clearly through a window. Which word describes glass?

Transparent materials let light through, so you can see through them.
So the answer is: transparent

Answer: transparent

Builds on: Everyday materials

Leads to: Choosing materials for a job, Dissolving and solutions, Squashing, bending, twisting and stretching materials, Identify a mystery material from its properties

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Tell the object from the material it is made of

CCSS NGSS.2-PS1-1England: KS1 Y1 Everyday materials

Example

Is this an object or a material: spoon?

An object is a thing we use, like a chair or a cup.
So the answer is: object

Answer: object

Builds on: Everyday materials

Leads to: Test which materials are waterproof, One material, many objects; one object, many materials

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Test which materials are waterproof

CCSS NGSS.2-PS1-2CCSS NGSS.SEP 3England: KS1 Y1 Everyday materialsEngland: KS1 Working scientifically

Example

Is this waterproof: a sponge?

These materials soak up water or let it through.
So the answer is: not waterproof

Answer: not waterproof

Builds on: Tell the object from the material it is made of

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