Science·Matter & Materials·procedural
Grouping Materials
Compare and group everyday materials based on their simple physical properties
Suggested ages 5–6
Learning journey
Your child is exploring the materials around them — identifying different substances like wood, plastic, and metal, and discovering their properties such as whether they're hard or soft, rough or smooth.
Evidence of understanding
- Sort a set of materials into groups based on a chosen property (e.g. transparent vs opaque)
- Compare two materials and state which properties they share and which differ
- Explain the reasoning behind a grouping decision using property vocabulary
Assessment prompt
Can Grouping Materials sort a pile of objects into groups based on their properties, like all the waterproof ones together or all the transparent ones?
Standards alignment
Y1.Sci.EM.4GB · uk-nc-2013
Compare and group everyday materials
The national curriculum in England: Key stages 1 and 2 framework document · Key Stage 1