Starter quiz
- What are materials?
- items we use every day such as rulers and spoons
- the things that curtains, bedding and clothes are made from
- the things that objects are made from such as metal or stone ✓
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- Which of these are materials?
plastic ✓
paperclip
mug
wool ✓
- Which one of these materials is made by humans?
clay
wood
plastic ✓
rock
- Which of these materials are metals?
- silver ✓
- water
- glass
- steel ✓
- straw
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- Which of these materials is a gas at room temperature?
- water
- oxygen ✓
- rubber
- metal
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Which materials are not attracted to magnets?- only metals
- some metals and all non-metals ✓
- only non-metals
- some non-metals and all metals
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Exit quiz
- A ______ is the substance from which something is made.
- 'material' ✓
What do you call the features of a material that can be observed or measured?- abilities
- chracteristics
- properties ✓
- behaviours
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Which of these would be the best way for scientists to find out about the physical properties of materials?- carry out tests ✓
- look at them and thinking about them
- build objects out of them
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- How do the physical properties of materials compare to each other?
- All types of plastic have identical properties.
- Different materials have different physical properties. ✓
- All materials have the same properties.
- All types of metal have identical properties.
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- After testing the physical properties of a range of materials, how could scientists use their results?
- to decide what to do in that investigation
- to help draw diagrams of the materials
- to compare and group the materials ✓
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Which of these materials can be transparent?- glass ✓
- wood
- plastic ✓
- card
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Key learning points
- A material is the substance from which something is made.
- The physical properties of a material are the features that can be observed or measured.
- Different materials have different physical properties.
- Scientists test materials to investigate their physical properties.
- Materials can be compared and grouped on the basis of their physical properties.
Common misconception
All materials of a given type, such as wood, metal and plastic have the same properties.
Children will consider examples of different objects made from different types of wood, metal and plastic to promote discussion of the properties of materials.
Keywords
Material - A material is the substance that objects are made from such as wood, metal or plastic.
Physical properties - The physical properties of a material are the features that can be observed or measured.
Transparent - Transparent materials let light pass through so you can see clearly through them.
Electrical conductor - An electrical conductor is a material that allows electricity to pass through it easily.
Magnetic - Magnetic materials are materials that are attracted to magnets.
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