Materials
What I Should Already Know
What I Should Already Know
Objects are made from materials.
A variety of everyday materials: wood, glass, plastic, metal and fabric.
Some materials are natural(wood) some are man-made (plastic).
Describe properties of materials: soft, hard, shiny, rough etc.
Identify similarities and differences of materials and their properties: stretchy, stiff, transparent, opaque, absorbent etc.
Key Vocab
Key Vocab
Word
Word
What Does it Mean?
What Does it Mean?
Properties
Properties
A characteristic something has e.g. hard, soft etc.
A characteristic something has e.g. hard, soft etc.
Material
Material
What something is made from
What something is made from
Stiff
Stiff
It is not easy to bend stiff things
It is not easy to bend stiff things
Opaque
Opaque
Cannot be seen through
Cannot be seen through
Dull
Dull
Not shiny
Not shiny
Transparent
Transparent
Can see through it
Can see through it
Absorbent
Absorbent
Soaks up water and other liquids
Soaks up water and other liquids
Waterproof
Waterproof
Does not allow water to pass through it
Does not allow water to pass through it
Rough
Rough
An object that is bumpy. The opposite to smooth.
An object that is bumpy. The opposite to smooth.
What is a solid?
What is a solid?
Solids have a shape that is not easy to change.
Solids have a shape that is not easy to change.
To change them we must bend, squash, twist or stretch them.
To change them we must bend, squash, twist or stretch them.
How can solids be changed?
How can solids be changed?
Bending
Bending
This is when an object is forced into a curve or an angle.
This is when an object is forced into a curve or an angle.
Squashing
Squashing
This is when an object is crushed or squeezed so that it changes shape.
This is when an object is crushed or squeezed so that it changes shape.
Twisting
Twisting
When something is turned so that it does not look how it did before.
When something is turned so that it does not look how it did before.
Stretching
Stretching
When an object is made longer or wider without breaking it.
When an object is made longer or wider without breaking it.
Materials and their uses
Materials and their uses
Materials have different properties that make them useful for different things.
Materials have different properties that make them useful for different things.
Material
Material
Picture
Picture
Properties
Properties
Uses
Uses
Wood
Wood
Opaque
Opaque
Hard
Hard
Strong
Strong
Doors
Doors
Chairs
Chairs
Glass
Glass
Transparent
Transparent
Waterproof
Waterproof
Window
Window
Metal
Metal
Shiny
Shiny
Hard
Hard
Smooth
Smooth
Coin
Coin
Fork
Fork
Fabric
Fabric
Opaque
Opaque
Stretchy
Stretchy
Clothes
Clothes
Blankets
Blankets
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