The right material, the right tool
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1
Measure the length of five objects at home in centimetres. Write them in a table, from the shortest to the longest.
Answers differ. The table lists each object with its length in cm, in order from the smallest number to the largest.
2
Draw a house for a very rainy place and a house for a hot, dry place. Write one property of each roof.
The rainy house has a sloping roof that sheds water. The hot, dry house has a thick, flat, light-coloured roof that slows heat.
3
A rope is 250 cm long. A builder cuts it into pieces of 50 cm. How many pieces does he get?
250 ÷ 50 = 5 pieces.
4
Write a claim, evidence and reasoning to answer: why is glass used for windows?
Claim: glass is a good material for windows. Evidence: we can see through it. Reasoning: glass is transparent, so light passes through.
5
With a grown-up, watch an ice cube melt on a plate. Write three open-ended questions about it.
Answers differ, for example: How does the shape change? What happens to the edges? How long does it take to become water?