Materials and their uses | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

Which of these is an object?
- a hamster
- a tree
- a spoon ✓
Which of these is not a material?
- wood
- paper
- a towel ✓
Which of these objects is made from plastic?
- a tin
- a toy elephant ✓
- a chair
Which of these objects is made from wood?
- toy building bricks
- a toy car ✓
- bottles
True or false? All objects are only made from one material.
- True
- False ✓
Which of these statements is true?
- All objects are made from the same material.
- Some objects are made from different materials. ✓
- All objects are made from different materials.

Exit quiz

What are objects made from?
- properties
- materials ✓
- opaque
Which of these is a material?
- a box
- a book
- paper ✓
What do we call words that describe materials?
- properties ✓
- objects
- tests
Which of these are properties of materials?
- opaque ✓
- wood
- metal
- dull ✓
When we compare objects, we ask two questions. The first question is what is the same. What is the second question?
- What is different? ✓
- What is made of glass?
- What is the biggest?
Objects are made from different materials depending on their use. Why is this chair made from metal?
- To keep a person dry.
- To support a person sitting on it. ✓
- To contain lots of water.

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Key learning points

A material is what an object is made from.
Some common materials are wood, metal, plastic, glass, brick, rock, paper, fabric and cardboard.
The describing words we use for a material are called its properties.
Objects are made from different materials depending on their use.

Common misconception

Pupils may instinctively classify objects by observational similarities or through knowledge of use rather than by the material from which the objects are made.

Examples of different objects made from different materials to promote discussion of the properties of materials.

Keywords

Object - An object is something you can touch but something that is not usually a living thing.
Compare - We compare things by looking at what is the same and what is different.
Material - A material is what an object is made from. An object can be made from more than one material.
Describe - When we describe, we say or write what someone or something is like.
Properties - The describing words we use for a material are called its properties.