Material Properties Fair Test
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Material Properties Fair Test
Part 1: Plan the Investigation
Materials: Rāupo, Kareao, Harakeke and Rāruhe
Fair test reminder: Change one variable, keep other conditions the same, repeat twice, and record carefully.
Part 2: Test the Materials
FLEXIBILITY
Agreed instruction or method: ________________________________________________
Material | Test 1 | Test 2 | Final/mean or agreed result | Units/observations
Rāupo: ________ | ________ | __________________ | __________________________
Kareao: ________ | ________ | __________________ | __________________________
Harakeke: ________ | ________ | __________________ | ________________________
Rāruhe: ________ | ________ | __________________ | __________________________
STRENGTH
Agreed instruction or method: ________________________________________________
Material | Test 1 | Test 2 | Final/mean or agreed result | Units/observations
Rāupo: ________ | ________ | __________________ | __________________________
Kareao: ________ | ________ | __________________ | __________________________
Harakeke: ________ | ________ | __________________ | ________________________
Rāruhe: ________ | ________ | __________________ | __________________________
WATER RESISTANCE
Agreed instruction or method: ________________________________________________
Material | Test 1 | Test 2 | Final/mean or agreed result | Units/observations
Rāupo: ________ | ________ | __________________ | __________________________
Kareao: ________ | ________ | __________________ | __________________________
Harakeke: ________ | ________ | __________________ | ________________________
Rāruhe: ________ | ________ | __________________ | __________________________
DURABILITY
Agreed instruction or method: ________________________________________________
Material | Test 1 | Test 2 | Final/mean or agreed result | Units/observations
Rāupo: ________ | ________ | __________________ | __________________________
Kareao: ________ | ________ | __________________ | __________________________
Harakeke: ________ | ________ | __________________ | ________________________
Rāruhe: ________ | ________ | __________________ | __________________________
Part 3: Compare, Conclude and Reflect
Most flexible: ____________________ Evidence: __________________________________
Strongest: ________________________ Evidence: __________________________________
Most water-resistant: ______________ Evidence: __________________________________
Most durable: _____________________ Evidence: __________________________________
We recommend __________________ for __________________ because it was __________________ in our test.
Our evidence was ______________________________________________________________
We would also check this with local mātauranga Māori, whānau or iwi knowledge because:
Teacher curriculum alignment: Te Mātaiaho Science, Physical Science—exploring material properties and responses to forces (NZ-TMA-SCIENCE-Y0-10-physical-science-001-DOC113).
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