Wood resources

Task: explain the effect of temperature on metal and wood. Assessment focus: the effect of heat on different materials.

Task: Students fill in a chart to select the best material for making 6 objects, and give reasons for their answers. Assessment focus: properties of materials related to use.

Task: Predict, observe, and explain where a piece of wood floats in a container of water and oil. Assessment focus: flotation related to density; explaining predictions.

Select which materials are transparent, opaque, or translucent. Assessment focus: vocabulary of a material property.

Students explain why most of a saucepan is made of metal but has a handle made of wood.