Materials
Over the next few weeks we are going to be learning all about materials! Materials are:
'the matter or substance that objects are made from'
We use a wide range of different materials daily. These include:
Different materials have different features (called properties) which make them suitable for different uses.
Activities for this week:
| Wood | Plastic | Glass | Metal | Rock | Brick | Paper | Cardboard |
| table |
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fork |
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cereal box |
*Challenge: Can you think of an object that might me made from several different types of materials? For example a ruler - a ruler can be made from plastic, metal or wood!