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.

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]]
Useful information	This will be of particular interest to teachers who are not chemists.
Files and resources to view and download	Follow the link to a study unit divided into 9 PDF documents (Part of the Breakthrough to Mathematics, Science and Technology Series)