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Materials at Work: How Things Are Made

A 6-slide lesson introducing material suitability, the four ways shapes can change, and three real historical inventors named in the NC document (John Dunlop, Charles Macintosh, John McAdam). Designed for shared reading with an adult.

Key stage

Key Stage 1

Subject

Science

Time

~10 min

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A an interactive lesson aligned to the DfE National Curriculum for Key Stage 1 science. Use as a standalone activity, a homework task, or a lesson plenary.

Pupils' completion data and assessment scores flow into the class dashboard so you can spot who needs support and on which sub-topic.

Ask your child to retell what they learned in their own words. If they can summarise the main idea, the lesson landed.

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