STEM Kitchen Trail
Added: 20 Oct 2020
Contributor:
PDST
Resource type:
Activity
Kitchen trail suitable for Junior and Senior Classes
How it maps to the curriculum
Strand: Measures
Strand unit: Length
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- compare and order objects according to length or height
- develop an understanding of the concept of lengt through exploration, discussion, and use of appropriate vocabulary
- develop an understanding of the concept of length through exploration, discussion, and use of appropriate vocabulary
- estimate and measure length in non-standard units
- select and use appropriate non-standard units to measure length, width or height. Discuss reasons for choice
Strand: Measures
Strand unit: Capacity
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- compare and order containers according to capacity
- develop an understanding of the concept of capacity through exploration and the use of appropriate vocabulary
- estimate and measure capacity in non-standard units
Strand: Measures
Strand unit: Length
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- estimate, compare, measure and record length using non-standard units
- estimate, measure and record length using metre and centimetre
- estimate, measure and record length using standard unit (the metre)
- select and use appropriate non-standard measuring units and instruments
Strand: Shape & Space
Strand unit: Angles
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- explore and recognise angles in the environment
Strand: Measures
Strand unit: Length
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- estimate, compare, measure and record lengths of a wide variety of objects using appropriate metric units (m, cm)
- estimate, compare, measure and record lengths of a wide variety of objects, using appropriate metric units, and selecting suitable instruments of measurement
- rename units of length in m and cm
- rename units of length using decimal or fraction form
- solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving the addition, subtraction, multiplication and simple division of units of length (m, cm, km)
Strand: Shape & Space
Strand unit: 2-D Shapes
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- combine, tessellate and make patterns with 2-D shapes
- construct and draw 2-D shapes
- explore, describe and compare the properties (sides, angles, parallel and non-parallel lines) of 2-D shapes
- identify the use of 2-D shapes in the environment
- solve and complete practical tasks and problems involving 2-D shapes
Strand: Measures
Strand unit: Money - Euro
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- compare 'value for money' using unitary method
Strand: Measures
Strand unit: Area
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- calculate area using square centimetres and square metres
- calculate the area of regular and irregular 2-D shapes
- compare visually square metres and square centimetres
Strand: Materials
Strand unit: Properties and characteristics of materials
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- describe and compare materials, noting the differences in the colour, shape and texture
- investigate materials for different properties, for example
Strand: Energy & Forces
Strand unit: Magnetism & Electricity
Strand: Energy & Forces
Strand unit: Magnetism & Electricity
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of the dangers of electricity
- become aware of the uses of electricity in school and at home
- identify some household appliances that use electricity
Strand: Materials
Strand unit: Properties and characteristics of materials
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- begin to distinguish between natural and manufactured materials
- begin to explore how different materials may be used in the construction of homes suited to their environments
Strand: Energy & Forces
Strand unit: Magnetism & Electricity
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of the dangers of electricity
- examine and classify objects and materials as magnetic and non-magnetic
- examine and group materials as conductors (those that conduct electricity) and insulators (those that do not allow electricity to pass through)
- explore the effects of static electricity
- learn about electrical energy
- observe the effects of static electricity on everyday things in the environment
Strand: Materials
Strand unit: Properties and characteristics of materials
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- group materials according to their properties
- identify and investigate a range of common materials in the immediate environment
- investigate how materials may be used in construction
Strand: Energy & Forces
Strand unit: Magnetism & Electricity
Content objective: This resource should enable a child to:
- become aware of and understand the dangers of electricity
- become aware of how some common electrical appliances work
- learn about electrical energy
Strand: Energy & Forces
Strand unit: Heat
