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    This document explores different materials and their properties. It discusses that materials can be natural or man-made and lists common materials like glass, metal, plastic, rubber, rock, and wood. It provides examples of how these materials are used to make everyday objects and describes some of their key properties, such as metals being hard and shiny, plastic being versatile, and glass being hard but brittle. The document also discusses how the properties of materials can be investigated through experiments.

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    EXPLORING MATERIALS

    Learning more on Materials…Here we go!


     A material is something which an
    object is made up of.

     A combination of different materials is often


    used to make a single object.

     Example: a pen is made of plastic, ink, metal ,etc


    There are materials which are natural and others that are man-made.

    Materials that are commonly used to make things are:

    Glass
    Metal
    Plastic
    Rubber
    Rock
    Wood
    Cloth
    More about some materials…

    Wood is from trees and it is used to build houses and furniture.


    Plywood is made from the wood pulp and can be used to make cabinets.
    Rocks are strong and hard.

    Please take note:

    Changes in weather can cause big pieces of different rocks to break down into stones, sand and
    may become clay which are some of the raw materials to make cement and concrete.

    Can you think of the use of cement and concrete?

    Metal is generally shiny in appearance and mostly hard.


    Examples: gold, silver, bronze, iron, steel, copper and aluminium
    Plastic is made from chemicals which come mainly from petroleum. It is light and
    shatterproof. It can be made transparent, translucent, or opaque.
    Plastics are versatile since they can be made to be flexible, rigid, tough or brittle and they
    are good insulators of heat and electricity.

    Natural rubber is processed from the sap of rubber trees. It is a soft material and cannot
    withstand heat. Synthetic rubber is made from chemicals that come from the petroleum.

    Glass is hard, transparent and can be moulded when heated and non-corrosive. However, it
    is brittle and breaks easily.

    Cloth is made from natural or synthetic fibres or both. Natural fibres come from cotton,
    linen, jute, wool or silk, etc.
    Synthetic fibres such as nylon, rayon and polyester are often used to make socks and clothes
    which are cheaper than those made from the natural materials.
    Can you remember what we have learned from the experiments so far?

    We investigated the properties of some materials…

    Strength: the ability to be pulled without breaking or tearing


    Flexibility: the ability to bend without breaking
    Transparency: the ability to allow light to pass through
    Buoyancy: the ability to float on the surface of water
    Absorbency: The ability to take in water
    Waterproof: impervious to water

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