Reusing Materials Creatively (Year 2)

Author: Lucy Scott

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Encourage children to consider how they can reuse everyday materials in creative ways with this PowerPoint. It lists the properties of cardboard, plastic, fabric and paper, and provides some examples of ways that they can be reused. Can children come up with some ideas of their own?

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Key Stage: Key Stage 1
Subject: Science
Topic: Uses of Materials
Topic Group:Everyday Materials
Year(s): Year 2
Media Type: PowerPoint
Resource Type: PowerPoint
Last Updated: 29/09/2022
Resource Code: S1PAT21
Curriculum Point(s): Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses.

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