Where materials come from | Science | Quizalize & Oak National Academy

Starter quiz

True or false? All objects are made of the same material.
- True
- False ✓
Why is a book usually made from paper?
- Paper is the most suitable material for a book. ✓
- Paper is the most unsuitable material for a book.
- Paper can be recycled.
Which of these materials is suitable for making the lenses in a pair of glasses?
- wood
- silk fabric
- glass ✓
What does unsuitable mean?
- Unsuitable means that a material is right for an object.
- Unsuitable means that a material is not right for an object. ✓
- Unsuitable means that a material is waterproof.
Which of these materials is unsuitable for making a drinks bottle?
- glass
- hessian fabric ✓
- hard plastic
Which of these materials are suitable for making a table?
- wood ✓
- silk fabric
- plastic ✓
- metal ✓
- paper

Exit quiz

Which of these statements is true?
- Humans live on a planet called England.
- Humans live on a planet called Earth. ✓
- Humans live on a planet called Saturn.
Some materials may harm the planet when they are made. What does 'harming the planet' mean?
- Improving the planet.
- Damaging the planet. ✓
- Making the planet better.
Wood and bamboo are ...
- materials that come from animals.
- materials that cause a lot of harm to the planet.
- man-made materials.
- natural materials. ✓
- materials that cause little or no harm to the planet. ✓
Different materials come from different places. Which of these materials can be grown?
- cotton ✓
- plastic
- glass
When scientists make new materials, which skills are they using?
- counting
- designing ✓
- inventing ✓
- sorting
Why do scientists design and invent new materials?
- To help the planet. ✓
- To harm the planet.
- To spoil nature around us.

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Key learning points

Humans live on a planet called Earth.
Different materials come from different places.
Some materials may cause harm to the planet when they are made, or if they are not recycled.
Some materials can be found naturally or they are grown, and these can cause less harm to planet Earth.
Scientists design and invent new materials that cause little or no harm to Earth.

Common misconception

Children can become confused with what some materials are called when they look at where these materials come from, e.g. paper that makes books is processed after originally coming from trees.

Ensure a clear distinction between the natural materials that are used to make our man-made materials, e.g. a bookshelf is made from wood and a magazine is made from paper.

Keywords

Earth - Earth is the planet on which we live.
Material - A material is what an object is made from. An object can be made from more than one material.
Damage - When something is spoiled or harmed, it is damaged. If you damage something, it will not work well and may be broken.
Natural - A natural object or material has not been interfered with in any way by people.