AC9SFU03 Foundation Science

Content descriptor recognise that objects can be composed of different materials and describe the observable properties of those materials

Elaborations

• • Elaboration observing and manipulating objects to identify the materials they are made of and recognising that some objects are made of more than one type of material
• • Elaboration recognising that tools such as magnifying glasses enable more-detailed observations
• • Elaboration sorting and grouping materials based on observed properties such as colour, hardness, texture and flexibility
• • Elaboration creating a display of different materials, naming each material and exploring language to describe properties of materials
• • Elaboration using a digital camera to collect images of objects on a materials scavenger hunt
• • Elaboration suggesting why different parts of everyday objects, such as saucepans and clothing, are made from different materials
• • Elaboration investigating the ways in which First Nations Australians make utensils for different purposes by combining different materials