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I really like the inquiry based activity on Materials in this module. I will use this with my Infant class in the first term next year.
I would open with a spill as an introduction and discuss how we could clean it up. Then working in groups I would get the children to try out a few different materials to see how effective they are in soaking up the spill. I like the smiley faces worksheet as a way to record their findings.
I particularly like the scope this lesson gives for further investigation into what other uses materials can have, and if they are not good for one purpose what can they be used for eg: designing a waterproof coat for teddy. This gives plenty of scope for integration across the curriculum into the areas of Geography, Art aswell as Oral Language.
I look forward to working on this with my class.