Materials Homework Task (Choose at least 15 credits worth of activities)

Level

Activities

Creating
(6 Credits)

Build a bridge using the

strongest material of your
choice. It must support 500mls
of water.

Design a piece of
playground equipment.
What materials would you
use?

Evaluating
(5 Credits)

Which recycled materials

would be the best material to
use in the construction of an
umbrella. Explain why.

What are astronaut clothes

made of? Find out why and
present your findings.

Hardness: Strength: Flexibility: Magnetism:

Use these four headings group the materials below. Be

prepared to explain your choices.

Analysing
(4 Credits)

Lollipop Stick

Tissue paper

Pencil

Kitchen towel

String

Wood

Cling film

Magnet

Drinks can

Facial tissue

Copper coin

Rubber

Rubber

Brown paper

Wool

Cardboard

Plant pot

Applying
(3 Credits)
Understanding
(2 Credits)
Remembering
(2 Credits)

Elastic band

List 10 different materials

found in your house.

Test six balls of your choice, to see which

is the bounciest. Present your results as a
bar chart and explain why.
We use many types of fabric. Collect 6
different types and decide what would be
the best use for each.

Silver coin

Do you have your

own suggestion?

We can discuss the

level and points for
it.
Use a Venn diagram to
compare the properties of
natural and man-made
materials.

Aluminium foil Writing paper

High quality paper Plastic Ruler

Plastic bags are very dangerous

to the environment. Explain
ways in which plastic bags
damage the environment.
Find examples of these
properties and make a display.
Flexible, absorbent, rigid,
waterproof, transparent,
elastic, magnetic.

Create your own weaving using a variety

of materials.
Design a piece clothing from a recycled
material. You must be able to wear it.
Plus, Minus and Interesting.
Use this table to compare a material of
your choice.

Write a report about an endangered

material and explain why it is
endangered.

Imagine if everything in life

was made out of rubber.
How would life be? Give
examples.

Paper clip

Make 5 different silhouettes. Each

silhouette must be made from wood.
Display them for identification.

Investigate how glass is

made.

Discover how Kevlar Bulletproof vests are made.

Label a vehicle. Identify the

different materials used in
its construction.

Wool is a natural material. Draw a

timeline that shows the process wool
goes through from sheep to hat.

Make a single bubble about

materials.

List the properties of 10 different

materials.

Find pictures of 10 different

materials. Rank them in
order of flexibility.
Compile a glossary of the following
material related words - flexible,
rigid, magnetic, fragile, elasticity,
translucent, transparent,
absorbent

Instructions:

This is the homework task for the next two weeks. You need to plan your
work carefully. You can discuss it with your teacher and your parents.

Your work should be beautiful, high quality work that you are really proud
of.

You need to work towards at least 15 credits of total value but I

hope you try for more than that!

You may only do one PowerPoint presentation they become boring

very quickly! Other ways of presenting are - foldables, dice,
cards, posters, display on cardboard.

All tasks are due on or before:

Monday 15th December.
No late work will be accepted.

You will present your work to the class and be given your total number of credits.
Credits will also be given for presentation and display.

If you need any resources please ask your teacher.

Choose the activities that really interest you.

Keep all your activities together.

For your information.

If you would like to invent your own questions or tasks, this table will help you work
out how many points it might be worth.
Level

Matching Verbs

Creating: create new product or

point of view

assemble, construct, create, design, develop, formulate, write.

Evaluating: justify a stand or

decision

appraise, argue, defend, judge, select, support, value, evaluate

Analyzing: distinguish between

the different parts

appraise, compare, contrast, criticise, differentiate, discriminate, distinguish,

examine, experiment, question, test.

Applying: use the information in a choose, demonstrate, dramatise, employ, illustrate, interpret, operate, schedule,
new way
sketch, solve, use, write.
Understanding: explain ideas or
concepts

classify, describe, discuss, explain, identify, locate, recognize, report, select,

translate, paraphrase

Remembering: recall or
remember the information

define, copy, list, memorise, recall, repeat, reproduce state