This term in science the children will be looking at ‘Uses of everyday materials’ Pupils should be able to identify and discuss the uses of different everyday materials, so that they become familiar with how some materials are used for more than one thing or different materials are used for the same thing. They should think about the properties of materials that make them suitable or unsuitable for particular purposes and they should be encouraged to think about unusual and creative uses for everyday materials. Pupils might want to find out about people who have developed useful new materials, for example John Dunlop, Charles Macintosh or John McAdam.