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People have learnt to use the materials we get from nature and to transform them to get new materials with different properties and uses. In this unit students will learn a first classification of materials: natural and artificial and the uses they can have depending on their properties. They also will be able to learn some concepts:
 * Common materials: wood, stone, glass, plastic, metal
 * Materials of animal origin: leather, wool
 * Materiasl of plant origin: cotton
 * Materials that can change shape: bend, stretch and twist

Students will be able to:
 * Classify objects in a table according to the material they are made of
 * Complete tables about materials that can change shape
 * Group materials by their characteristics

Teacher will try to create a possitive attitude so that students:
 * Show interes in recycling objects

__//WHERE THIS UNIT FITS//__

This unit fits in Year 1, children of 5-6 years old, with basic prior learning of the english language. Teacher will present the contents of the unit according to the expectations, interests and motivation of the students through questions, simple experiments and active participation in the activities trying to get them connected from the beggining.

In Year 1 of Primary Education its still difficult for the students to express themselves in english. New expressions and vocabulary is everyday introduced to them. As they are in the middle of the 2nd term, they are already used to the teacher talking in english, and they understand quiet well what she is trying to communicate, through visual resources and body language. Most of the text used is descriptive, using simple sentences in simple present tense and easy to understand questions. - // ... are made of..., It is made of.., // - // What material is it made of? // - // This material comes from... Which animal does ... come from? // - // It comes from... // - // It is ... (a plant, an animal) It gives you.../it goes... // - // What is the weather like? Today it is...warm/windy/cold/rainy/ cloudy. // - // Is this coat waterproof? Does this jumper keep you warm? // - // This ... is/isn’t waterproof // - // What is...made of? It is made of cotton/leather // - // What is the weather like? Today it is sunny.../hot // - // Do you wear... in summer? Yes, I do / No, i don’t // - // What happens when we stretch/bend/twist? // - // Which materials are best for a house for clothes? // - // Which materials can change their shape? //
 * __ PRIOR LEARNING __**
 * __ LANGUAGE USED IN THE UNIT __**

- Flashcards - Realia - Interactive board - Computer lab - Worksheets - Textbook
 * __ IMPORTANT RESOURCES __**
 * __ EXPECTATIONS __**

AT THE END OF THIS UNIT ALL THE CHILDREN MUST AT THE END OF THIS UNIT MOST OF THE CHILDREN SHOULD AT THE END OF THIS UNIT SOME OF THE CHILDREN COULD
 * Recognize and name some common materials;
 * Recognize that some materials are found naturally
 * Identify materials we use to make clothes
 * Identify materials common objects are made of
 * Appreciate the importance of recycling objects and materials
 * Find out about different uses of materials according to their properties
 * Suggest reasons why a material may or may not be suitable for a particular purpouse

1 || To recognize common materials
 * ** LESSON ** || ** LEARNING GOALS ** || ** LEARNING OUTCOMES ** || ** MAIN ACTIVITY ** || ** ASSESSMENT CRITERIA ** ||

That common materials are used in all kind of things around us.

That different materials are used to build a house || Identify common materials

Classify common materials

Make predictions about the uses of different materials || The teacher will show flashcards of different materials trying them to recognize things made out of these materials. The teacher will deliver one flashcard to each group.Then she will show the students a //MAGIC BAG// containing objects of different materials. By turns the students will take the objects one by one and the teacher will ask the students //What material is it made of?// Then T. Will ask S’s to look for their school supplies and around the classroom trying to discover what materials are they made of. || - Students can recognize common materials

- Students can classify common materials

- They can predict uses for different materials || 2 || To recognize some materials found naturally.

To Identify materials as animal or plant origin.

To describe properties of natural materials || Recognizing natural materials and their origin.

Recognizing some properties of natural materials. || T. will show flashcards of natural materials (leather, cotton, wool) and the animal they come from. Following the same scheme in Lesson 1, will deliver the FC to the groups and one member of each group will take one object out of the magic bag, claiming each group for the object depending on the FC they have. After this activity, using a book with textures and the objects around the classroom, T. will show some properties of the materials (smooth rough, soft, hard). || Students can recognize that some materials are found naturally and where they come from.

Students can describe through simple sentences the properties of natural materials. || 3 || To learn about winter and clothes we use in this season

To identify materials we use to make clothes

To learn the properties of these materials || That we use different clothes depending on the weather.

The meaning of waterproof and warm || T. Will first show the Ss flashcards about the winter. Then, looking out of the window the teacher will ask the Ss about the weather of the day, revising the prior learning about the seasons and the weather. After that, Ss. Will look at the text book’s pictures, describing a winter image. T. will show a rain coat and a scarf to explain waterproof and warm clothes. || Students can identify the winter season

Ss can identify warm and waterproof clothes and the weather they are suitable for. || 4 || To discover that cotton is a cool, light material.

To select suitable clothing to wear in summer || That we use warmer clothes in summer.

That some materials are more suitable for summer clothes. || Students will begin by reviewing their prior learning about the summer and natural materials. Then the teacher will hung up a washing line and ask the students to select summer clothing and hang them up with clothespins. They will so recognize cooler and warmer clothes. The worksheets will help them to classify both clothing. || Students can identify warmer and cooler clothes and the weather they are suitable for.

Students can identify materials more suitable for summer clothes || To identify materials which common objects are made of.
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To show interest in recycling objects and materials. || Some materials can be reused, recycled to protect the environment. || The Teacher will present give Students some of the materials learnt in the previos lessons with the flashcards, introducing them to the concepts of //reducing, reusing and// recycling. They will go to the computer class to play with different recycling games. || Students can identify materials which common objects are made of.

Students can classify materials for recycling. || 6 || To identify materials which can bend, twist or stretch.

To associate properties of materials and their uses. || That some materials are suitable for a certain pourposes depending on its properties || The teacher will ask the students for the materials used for houses or for clothes. Then T. will present materials that can be //bend, stretched or twisted//, showing the students such properties. The teacher will make the Ss. Elicit examples for such properties. || Students can classify objects depending on their properties.

Students can identify the more suitable materials for houses or clothes

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