--- title: "Y2 - Exploring Material Strength" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-11-09-07-51-32-y2-exploring-material-strength" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Y2 - Exploring Material Strength ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/IMG_9596.JPG) 9 November 2022 [Mrs Lomas](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/SharonLomas) [Year 2](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-2) Year 2 are investigating how strong eggshells are by testing the amount of weight they can carry. Knowledge: Identify and compare the suitability of a variety of everyday materials, including wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper and cardboard for particular uses. Skills: I can describe some the properties of materials; I can link the properties of a material to its suitability for a particular use. [Year 2](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-2) [Science](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/science) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_9593.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-11-08-16-01-54-y2-subtraction) Previous ### [Y2 - Subtraction](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-11-08-16-01-54-y2-subtraction) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/The_Sleeping_Sword_2.png)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-11-10-12-01-54-the-sleeping-sword-daisy-bennett-year-4) Next ### [The Sleeping Sword - Daisy Bennett Year 4](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2022-11-10-12-01-54-the-sleeping-sword-daisy-bennett-year-4) ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)