Materials lesson 2

Question 1

What materials can you find around school

Answer 1

plastic, wood, metal, liquid, fabric, glass, rock and others

Question 2

Think of properties that make materials useful.

Answer 2

waterproof, strong, hard, soft, flexible, rigid, lightness, heaviness

Question 3

Think of materials that are waterproof.

Answer 3

most plastic, metal, fabric that has been coated, wood that has been coated, glass, some rock

Question 4

Is steel a strong metal?

Answer 4

Yes

Question 5

Is cotton wool hard or soft?

Answer 5

soft

Question 6

Is rubber rigid or flexible?

Answer 6

Flexible

Question 7

What type of material is polystyrene?

Answer 7

plastic

Question 8

Is iron heavy or light?

Answer 8

heavy

Question 9

What can metal be useful for?

Answer 9

table legs, coins, cans, cars

Question 10

What can wood be used for?

Answer 10

matches, floors, telegraph poles

Question 11

What materials can spoons be made from?

Answer 11

plastic, wood, metal

Question 12

Why would chocolate be a bad material to make a teapot from?

Answer 12

because the hot liquid would make it melt