The Material World

Open University Breakthrough Maths, Science, Technology

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Exploring the properties of materials around us

About. An Open University study module, with exercises throughout, to learn about the properties of materials. This will be of particular interest to teachers who are not chemists.

Pedagogical content. Designed to encourage active learning^(ta), this study module explores the properties of materials from everyday life.
It also involves some simple inquiry^(ta) and practical activities using household items.

Resource details
Title	The Material World
Topic	[[Topics/Materials|Materials]]
Teaching approach	[[Teaching Approaches/Active learning|Active learning]],  [[Teaching Approaches/Inquiry|Inquiry]]
Learning Objectives	Students should understand that: many different materials make up the world around us, we can classify materials in three main groups: metals, polymers and ceramics plus natural composite such as wood and bone materials are chosen for applications on the basis of the properties they possess. Students should be more able to: draw up a timetable to help them plan their study make brief notes to clarify their understanding review their study strategy and reflect on what they have learnt.
Subject	[[Resources/Science|Science]]
Age of students / grade	[[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]],  [[Resources/Primary|Primary]],  [[Resources/Higher|Higher]]
Files and resources to view and download	Follow the link to a study unit divided into 9 PDF documents http://labspace.open.ac.uk/mod/oucontent/view.php?id=426185&section=1.2.3 (Part of the Breakthrough to Mathematics, Science and Technology Series)