Year 2 - To explain how the shapes of objects can be changed/STEM design a playground

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This is the third lesson in a sequence. The lesson can be taught independently without the need for the previous lessons or the future lessons. This lesson can be picked up and taught straight from however is fully editable.

Children will start by using their learning from the prior lesson. Children will name the materials and discuss why a sandpit’s material may be suitable in different contexts. These tasks will ensure that children have the key prior learning to fully understand this lesson, provide a useful assessment of learning for the teacher and put the relevant prior learning/vocabulary in the forefront of children’s mind.

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Children will discuss how easy it is to change the shape of wood. Children will be given a brief fast forward of how wood is changed to emphasis that it is complicated. This will lead into a discussion about what objects made from different materials can be easily changed shape.
Children will be shown four ways that objects shape can be changed – twist , stretch, squash and bend. This will be explicitly explained and modelled to children.
Children will move onto testing these four types of changing an objects shape.
Helping hands will be provided for children who need additional support as well as a chilli challenge for both independent tasks.
The chilli challenge should be provided to all learners the ’ differentiation ’ will be based on how children complete the task.
Children will have stem sentences to support oracy and enable children to focus on the science rather than forming a sentence.