Year 1

Is the wall I've built waterproof?

In this lesson, we are going to be learning about the properties of a wall. We will be conducting an experiment to investigate which materials are most appropriate to build a wall, and comparing their condition after being exposed to water.

Year 1

Is the wall I've built waterproof?

In this lesson, we are going to be learning about the properties of a wall. We will be conducting an experiment to investigate which materials are most appropriate to build a wall, and comparing their condition after being exposed to water.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. Building a wall and testing the waterproofness

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3 Questions

Q1.
1) What does waterproof mean?
Able to soak up liquid easily
Correct answer: Keeps water out
Q2.
2) Read the sentence. Is it true or false? Height means how long something is.
Correct answer: False
True
Q3.
3) Read the sentence. Is it true or false? Length means how tall something is.
Correct answer: False
True

3 Questions

Q1.
1) Was the sugar wall in our experiment waterproof?
Correct answer: No, the sugar was absorbed in the water.
Yes, the sugar was not affected by the water.
Q2.
2) What happened to the plastic bricks in our experiment?
The plastic bricks were affected by the water. Plastic is not waterproof.
Correct answer: The plastic bricks were not affected by the water. Plastic is waterproof.
Q3.
3) Choose 2 properties of a brick wall.
Correct answer: Hard
Correct answer: Strong
Weak
Wobbly