Lesson Ideas  Great interactive website with printables too. Here  Graphene How to make your own graphene. Use only a pencil and sticky tape. Why it is important? Click here See the great video below.  Aerogels Aerogels are a group of exciting new materials. They are incredibly light weight and make great thermal insulators. See photos. Here  KS1 Primary Update Activities | Lesson Ideas  Recycling Learn about materials through recycling. Plenty of great resources at the Recycle for Greater Manchester website here Video (See below for more)  KS1 BBC Curious Cat How different materials are made. These are also on Class Clips. | Solving the plastic problem What is plastic and how is it made? This is a great video all teachers should watch. (Also suitable for UKS2) Click here Why is plastic a problem? Teenager from Turkey creates bioplastic from banana skins UK Student wins award for inventing MarinaTex, a bioplastic made from fish waste. Other plastic solutions Why recycle plastic? Watch the video Stories  Usbourne touchy feely books are great for exploring properties of materials, especially texture. Cheese  A tractor made from cheese! Click the photo for a larger image. (This was a promotion by Lidl.) |
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