Science · Year 2

Materials and Their Marvellous Uses

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around the ! 🪑 Your , your , your they are all made of . A is what is made from. ask: why was THIS for THIS job? Let's out! 🔍

A is NOT the it is what the is made FROM. A can be made from , , or . The how the and what it can do!

Every has . A what a is like. Is it or ? or ? Does it ? the us the for the job. 🧪

MaterialKey Properties
Wood 🪵Hard, strong, does not stretch
Rubber 🟠Flexible, waterproof, stretchy
Metal 🔩Hard, strong, shiny, good conductor of heat
Fabric 🧶Soft, flexible, can absorb water
Glass 🪟Transparent, hard, smooth, brittle
Plastic 🪣Lightweight, waterproof, can be rigid or flexible
Common materials and some of their properties

Now we know some , we can why are ! A is made of because is through so we can see . A is made of so through. ☔

When a , use this : This is made of ___ because it is ___. For : This is made of because is and . 👢

🔗 Match each object to the best reason its material was chosen. 🎯

  • Glass window 🪟

  • Rubber duck 🦆

  • Metal pan 🍳

  • Woolly jumper 🧶

  • Wooden ruler 📏

Some are NOT for a job. a ! 🍫 when hot, so it would be a . say is because it is not . The make a .

Here is you can the of many ! 🙌 There are to do this: , , , and . Try them with or a . What do you ?

🗂️ Sort each action into the correct way of changing shape. 💪

  • Pressing playdough flat

  • Pulling a rubber band longer

  • Wringing out a wet cloth

  • Curving a strip of card

  • Squeezing a sponge

  • Pulling blu-tack apart

  • Folding a straw

  • Turning a piece of fabric at both ends

Not every can be every way! is and if you try to it, it than . be and ask a before . 🛑

🧩 Put these steps of a fair material test in the correct order. 🔬

  1. Write a conclusion using your results
  2. Measure and record your results
  3. Test each material the same way
  4. Predict what you think will happen
  5. Ask a question: which material stretches the most?

! 🏅 If you which most, you each one with the and the way. only one thing at a makes your .

, ! 🌟 You can now of , why a a job, , and to a . You are for the !

Quiz time! 📝

Materials and Their Marvellous Uses — Quiz

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