How Do You Build a House?

PHYSICAL SCIENCES

Curiosity trigger

Students will subject concrete, brick, steel, wood and Styrofoam™ to strength tests, they check whether these materials are resistant to water and fire as well as how difficult it is to destroy them.

Curriculum and Skills

Work and Life Skills:

Critical thinking and drawing conclusion
Creative problem-solving

In this lesson, you will cover:

NEXT GENERATION SCIENCE STANDARDS:
2-PS1-2. Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.

You will need

Samples of construction materials (concrete, wood, steel, brick, Styrofoam™), sandpaper, water and a candle.

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Authors

Authors: Wojciech Kilian, Agata Włóka
Methodology: Katarzyna Nowicka
Translation: Paweł Fabrowicz
Author: Marta Przywara

Source

This is a modified version of a lesson plan created by the Children’s University Foundation under the CC-BY-NC-SA 3.0 license.

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