Woodcroft CKQ Year 2 Everyday Materials

What is a material?

• A material is what something is made of or from

• A material is an object.

• A material is what something looks like.

What does durable mean?

• Not easily broken or worn out

• Fragile and easily breakable

What does transparent mean?

• Difficult to see through

• A type of fabric used in clothing
• Clear or see-through

What material is transparent?

• Wood
• Metal
• Glass

What does opaque mean?

• Not see through

• Partially transparent or unclear

• See-through

What material is opaque?

• Metal

• Water
• Glass

What is waterproof material?

• A material that absorbs water easily.
• A material that resists water.

How can we change materials?

•  bending, stretching, twisting, squashing

• folding and ripping

• shaking and cooking

1. What did Charles Macintosh invent?

• Waterproof fabric

• tyres

• shoes

• socks

What did John Dunlop invent?

• waterproof material

• shoes

• car

• pneumatic tyre