1. Resources
1.1. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/science/materials/material_properties/read/2/
1.2. Bubble wrap, plastic bags, fabric, plastic, aluminum foil, cotton wool, string, cardboard, torches, water troughs, water, magnets
1.3. Student recording sheet, pencils, erasers
2. Theme
2.1. A Trip to Mars: Constructing an Egg Spaceship
3. Station 3
4. Cross-curricular Links
4.1. Science
4.1.1. The Earth is part of a system of planets orbiting around a star (the sun) (ACSSU078)
4.1.2. Forces can be exerted by one object on another through direct contact or from a distance(ACSSU076)
4.1.3. Science Inquiry Skills
4.2. English
4.2.1. Understand that social interactions influence the way people engage with ideas and respond to others for example when exploring and clarifying the ideas of others, summarising their own views and reporting them to a larger group(ACELA1488)
4.2.2. Clarify understanding of content as it unfolds in formal and informal situations, connecting ideas to students’ own experiences and present and justify a point of view(ACELY1699)
5. Step By Step Actions
5.1. 1. Mat session to introduce task of designing an egg spaceship
5.2. 2. Learn and discover the types of properties materials can have (see resource)
5.3. 3. Round robin task where students rotate to different tables, each with different materials
5.4. 4. Students spend 10min at each station, exploring the properties of materials and exerting forces onto them
5.5. 5. Students to pack away all resources
5.6. 6. Mat session using popsticks to question for understanding and student findings.
6. Curriculum Links
6.1. Technology
6.1.1. Design and Technology
6.1.1.1. Forces can control movement, sound or light in a product or system (ACTDEK020)
6.1.1.2. Characteristics and properties of a range of materials and components, and the suitability and safe practice of their use (ACTDEK023)
6.1.1.3. Forces, and the properties of materials, affect the behaviour of a product or system (ACTDEK011)
6.1.1.4. Suitability and safe practice when using materials, systems and components for a range of purposes (ACTDEK013)
6.1.1.5. All processes and Production Skills