Material World

Which are examples of materials?

• house, driveway and garden

• plastic, metal, fabric and glass

• soft, stretchy, transparent and red

• cat, dog, bird and fish

Which of these are natural materials?

• wood, cotton, metal and wool

• plastic, rubber, glass and concrete

Materials have different properties, these make them...

• hard and strong

• look and feel different

• more valuable

Which of these are examples of properties of materials?

• hard and smooth

• soft and bendy

• transparent and flexible

• shiny and fragile

• all of these are properties of materials

Which properties describe a table?

• shiny and flexible

• soft and stretchy

• hard and smooth

• magnetic and transparent

Why do you think a raincoat is made of plastic?

• because it is strong and shiny

• because it is light and waterproof

• because it is soft and colourful

• because it is magnetic and flexible

Why do you think gumboots are made of rubber?

• it is strong and waterproof

• it is soft and fluffy

• it is flexible and shiny

• it is strong and magnetic

Why do you think a jumper is made of wool?

• it is strong and shiny

• it is hard and scratchy

• it is soft and warm

• it is dull and opaque

What makes a test fair?

• you don't change anything

• you keep everything the same

• you change lots of different things

• you only change one thing. You keep everything else the same

Which materials would soak up water the best?

• plastic, foil, rubber

• towel, paper towel, cloth

• newspaper, tissue paper, cardboard