Essential Primary Science by Cross Alan

Author:Cross, Alan
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780335263356
Publisher: Open International Publishing Limited
Published: 2014-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

Pupil activity 8.5

What’s in the bag?

Learning objective: Learn to recognise the differing properties of a material.

Resources required: feely bag (any small bag that cannot be seen through), range of easily handleable everyday items made from a single material (e.g. ruler, rubber, coin, etc.)

Feely bags are a great way to get the pupils to focus on the different textures of materials. Out of view of the class, place a mystery object in the bag. One pupil feels the object while the others ask that child questions about it. Check that he or she knows the answer. Give the other children some questions to start off with, such as ‘Is it hard or soft?’, ‘Smooth or rough?’, or ‘Bendy or rigid?’

The child with their hand in the bag must resist the temptation of telling the others what the object is, and should only respond to direct questions from the others, not spontaneously giving clues away. The questioners must name the material correctly, not the object. Only then can the object be revealed to see if they were correct.

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