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What’s it made of? Materials Big Book
$59.95 + GST
What’s it Made of? is an excellent resource for early childcare educators, helping children explore a wide range of materials, their origins, and their uses. It encourages children to think critically about materials and their impact on health and the environment.
Key Benefits for Educators:
- Matter & Materials: Helps children understand different materials and their properties.
- Lifecycle of Materials: Explores how materials are made and their lifecycle.
- Processes: Introduces the processes involved in creating and using materials.
- Critical Thinking: Encourages children to think critically about material use.
- Earth’s Cycles: Explores natural cycles related to materials.
- Recycling, Reusing, and Donating: Promotes sustainable practices.
- Environmental Impact and Sustainability: Highlights the importance of sustainable material use.
Learning Outcomes:
- Enhanced understanding of materials and their properties
- Awareness of the lifecycle and processes of materials
- Development of critical thinking skills
- Knowledge of recycling, reusing, and donating
- Understanding of environmental impact and sustainability
The book includes free downloadable teachers’ notes with curriculum links to help design engaging learning experiences. Its large A3 format (297mm x 420mm) and 22 pages make it an excellent tool for stimulating discussions and investigations about materials in both natural and built environments.
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