Resources by Metal Packaging Manufacturers Association
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Can Count!
In this data handling activity children carry out an audit of canned products in their home, local shop or supermarket. The collected data is sorted and categorised according to product, then represented using graphs or diagrams, including pictograms and bar charts, using IT where appropriate. Finally conclusions...
Cantastic!
In this lesson, children learn about how a food can is made in a factory and then use the information to sequence the process. They can then create a cartoon, a booklet or a poster that explains the process. The resource contains background information for teachers and several differentiated versions of the...
Celebrate!
This design and technology activity looks at metal packaging linked to special events. After investigating various examples of such packaging, children decide on an event and work together to design a metal package for an unusual item that is not usually associated with this kind of packaging. They then design and...
Fabulous Folds
In this activity children work scientifically to investigate the strength of a range of folds that can be used to join two pieces of paper together. The context for the investigation is that of joining materials together in metal packaging. When the top is fixed onto a can, the two edges are folded, interlinked and...
Game in a Tin!
This cross-curricular activity asks children to design a game to be sold in a presentation tin, incorporating the tin into the game. The tins are all made from steel, so they are magnetic and may be printed with any design. Children can use anything you want to make the other parts of their game. It could be a game...
Packaging is a part of our everyday lives but not always fully understood. This collection is designed to cover several subject areas taught at primary school including design and technology, mathematics, science, literacy and history. Written by educational and industry experts, each unit indicates the target age...
Metal Packaging Museum
The primary activity introduces the theme of museums and collections and links to historical enquiry and interpretation. It also provides opportunities for chronological sequencing and writing explanatory texts. Children look at a variety of examples of metal packing from the late 1800’s to the present day and say...
Race 2 Recycle
This activity aimed at primary learners, links to work explanatory texts and D & T by looking at the processes involved in the production, use and disposal of drinks cans. During the lesson opportunities also arise for discussing the environmental benefits of recycling steel and aluminium and the costs of...
Stevie Steel vs Alice Aluminium
This activity aimed at primary learners looks at the properties and uses of materials focussing on aluminium and steel. Children find out more about these two materials and how they differ and learn about how much energy can be saved if these materials are recycled. They then design two cartoon characters; Alice...
Will it Fit?
In this numeracy activity, children work out surface areas and solve the problem of how to get the maximum number of shapes out of a given area. They are given the context of engineers working in a packaging factory who have to design the best layout for the cutting machines, work out the wastage left from each...