Students learn about the nature of materials not just by observing them but, more importantly, by using them. In this cluster, students experience the design process as they manipulate and test materials, build structures, and select and use materials suitable to the task at hand. Students find that the strength and stability of structures in their community, as well as those they build themselves, are linked to the properties of the materials used and to the particular way the materials are configured and joined. This cluster further develops the concept of materials introduced in Kindergarten, Cluster 3: Paper and built upon in Grade 1, Cluster 3: Characteristics of Objects and Materials.
Structures Links:
1. Structures Around the World - https://www.exploratorium.edu/structures/
2. "Cardboard Construction" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpjyOjPj98I
1. Structures Around the World - https://www.exploratorium.edu/structures/
2. "Cardboard Construction" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MpjyOjPj98I
Materials Links:
1. Materials Slideshow 1 - https://www.slideshare.net/emiesrpe16/materialespresentacion?next_slideshow=1
2. Materials Slideshow 2 - https://www.slideshare.net/eloisarecinos/aterials?next_slideshow=2
3. Natural and Man-Made Materials Slideshow 3 -
https://www.slideshare.net/AnniePau/natural-and-manmade-materials?next_slideshow=3
4. Natural and Man-Made Materials Slideshow 4 - https://www.slideshare.net/Ben38gc/natural-and-man-made-materials-36364915?next_slideshow=4
1. Materials Slideshow 1 - https://www.slideshare.net/emiesrpe16/materialespresentacion?next_slideshow=1
2. Materials Slideshow 2 - https://www.slideshare.net/eloisarecinos/aterials?next_slideshow=2
3. Natural and Man-Made Materials Slideshow 3 -
https://www.slideshare.net/AnniePau/natural-and-manmade-materials?next_slideshow=3
4. Natural and Man-Made Materials Slideshow 4 - https://www.slideshare.net/Ben38gc/natural-and-man-made-materials-36364915?next_slideshow=4