Building+materials


 * What ground materials are used in building?
 * What are building materials in Boston made of?


 * 1) Next week we are going on a field trip to downtown Boston to look at how people use ground materials in making buildings, roads, walls, and other things we need in the city.
 * 2) Today we're going to start thinking about some building materials and where they might come from. What building materials can you think of? Turn and talk to the people near you about materials used for building.
 * 3) Make a list on the board. Where do you think these materials come from? Quick conversation.
 * 4) I have some pictures of building materials to show you. All of these building materials have some rocks in them. Some of them are rocks mixed with other things, but they are made of at least a little bit of rock. Each page has pictures of all the same building material. The funny thing is, building materials can look very different depending on what people do to them. I also have some names of building materials. We're going to try to match the names of the building materials to the pictures.
 * 5) Read through the vocabulary words together.
 * 6) Show a picture. Turn and talk -- which word is it?
 * 7) Go through all of them, matching words and pictures. Talk a little about where each one comes from.
 * 8) Hand out the pictures to small groups and ask them to answer the following question: What do you think this building material can be used for? They make a list to attach to the picture.
 * 9) Put them up and walk around to look at them.
 * 10) Next week we'll get to see these building materials in real buildings, walls, streets, and we'll get to learn more about where they come from and how people make and use them.