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    This document covers characteristics and properties of materials. It discusses vocabulary related to materials, such as strong, hard, flexible, absorbent, transparent, and opaque. It describes investigating materials through tests like scratch tests to determine hardness. Experiments are proposed to determine the best paper towel for absorbing water and which tights are most stretchy. Materials are matched to their suitable uses, like steel for cars and wool for jumpers. Key concepts covered include properties of materials, characteristics that make them suitable for different uses, and methods for testing materials.

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    This document covers characteristics and properties of materials. It discusses vocabulary related to materials, such as strong, hard, flexible, absorbent, transparent, and opaque. It describes investigating materials through tests like scratch tests to determine hardness. Experiments are proposed to determine the best paper towel for absorbing water and which tights are most stretchy. Materials are matched to their suitable uses, like steel for cars and wool for jumpers. Key concepts covered include properties of materials, characteristics that make them suitable for different uses, and methods for testing materials.

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    This document covers characteristics and properties of materials. It discusses vocabulary related to materials, such as strong, hard, flexible, absorbent, transparent, and opaque. It describes investigating materials through tests like scratch tests to determine hardness. Experiments are proposed to determine the best paper towel for absorbing water and which tights are most stretchy. Materials are matched to their suitable uses, like steel for cars and wool for jumpers. Key concepts covered include properties of materials, characteristics that make them suitable for different uses, and methods for testing materials.

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    This document covers characteristics and properties of materials. It discusses vocabulary related to materials, such as strong, hard, flexible, absorbent, transparent, and opaque. It describes investigating materials through tests like scratch tests to determine hardness. Experiments are proposed to determine the best paper towel for absorbing water and which tights are most stretchy. Materials are matched to their suitable uses, like steel for cars and wool for jumpers. Key concepts covered include properties of materials, characteristics that make them suitable for different uses, and methods for testing materials.

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    Unit 3C: Characteristics of Materials

    Characteristics of Materials

    Unit 3C: Characteristics of materials

    Unit 3C: Vocabulary

    Strong Hard Flexible Absorbent Transparent Smooth Shiny Dull Opaque Malleable

    a strong material will not break easily hard materials will not scratch easily a flexible material is bendy an absorbent material will soak up liquid light will pass through a transparent material an example would be a table top shiny surfaces reflect light well dull surfaces do not reflect light very well light cannot pass through opaque objects these materials can be bent into any shape
    Unit 3C: Vocabulary

    Unit 3C: Materials and their uses

    Find different objects around the classroom. Write down the name of each one and what material it is made from Name of object Material it is made from

    Unit 3C: L.O. 1 : NC. 3.1a

    Unit 3C: Properties of materials

    hard

    strong

    shiny

    dull

    transpa-rent

    opaque

    breaks easily

    smooth

    rough

    Wooden table Glass window Metal car Rubber toy Plastic ruler Wool scarf Cotton teeshirt Ceramic mug
    Unit 3C: L.O. 2 : N.C. 3.1a

    Unit 3C: Suitable Materials

    Object
    Spade Paper towels Girder Jumper Chair Knife & fork Window Shoe

    Material
    Steel Paper Steel Wool Wood Stainless steel Glass Leather
    Unit 3C: L.O. 3 : NC. 3.1a

    Reason material is used


    strong, hard absorbent, flexible strong, hard flexible, keeps heat in strong, hard strong, does not rust transparent, hard flexible, strong

    Unit 3C: What do we mean?

    An object is transparent if An object is opaque if An object that is hard An object that is soft An absorbent material will An elastic material will A plastic material will A flexible material A malleable material

    light can pass through it light cannot pass through it cannot be scratched easily can be scratched easily soak up water well stretch and return to the original shape stretch and remain stretched is bendy can be bent into any shape

    Unit 3C: L.O. 3 : NC. 3.1a

    Unit 3C: How hard is a material?

    To test the hardness of a material we do the scratch test

    To do the scratch test we can use our fingernails or an iron nail. We want to test a number of surfaces to see which is the hardest. The surfaces we will test are:

    A metal sheet

    Rolled out plasticine A tile A wooden surface I

    A plastic sheet

    Unit 3C: L.O. 4,5,6

    Unit 3C: How hard is a material?

    Test each surface for hardness using the scratch test. Use your fingernail first and record your observations. Then use the nail and again record your observations Surface Fingernail test Iron nail test

    Tile Metal sheet Wooden surface Rolled out plasticine Plastic sheet
    No scratch Scratches a little
    Unit 3C: L.O. 4,5,6

    Scratches a lot

    Unit 3C: How hard is a material?

    Was this a fair test?

    Rank the surfaces in order of hardness

    How did you ensure it was or what should you have done to make sure it was a fair test? If you were doing this investigation again would you do it differently?
    Unit 3C: L.O. 4,5,6

    Unit 3C: Which is the best paper towel for soaking up water?

    You have to design and carry out an investigation to determine which is the best paper towel for soaking up water. Look carefully at the towels you have to test. Which do you think will be best for soaking up water? Why do you think this one will be the best? How are you going to test the paper towels? Include a diagram with your plan and a blank results table.

    Unit 3C: L.O. 7,8

    Unit 3C: Which is the best paper towel Support slide 3C:

    Which is the best paper towel for soaking up water?


    Look carefully at the towels you have to test. Which do you think will be best for soaking up water? Why do you think this one will be the best? Is it thicker? Does it have pockets? To test each towel we can measure the amount of water each one soaks up.

    Unit 3C: L.O. 7,8

    Unit 3C: Which is the best paper towel Support slide

    measurement water

    paper towel

    For each of the towels you are testing to see how much water is left in the beaker after you take the towel out. How will you know which has absorbed the most?
    Unit 3C: L.O. 7,8

    Unit 3C: Stretchy tights

    Which tights are the stretchiest? How are you going to test this? What will you change? What will you keep the same? What will you measure each time?

    Unit 3C: L.O. 9,10,11

    Unit 3C: Stretchy tights - Support slide 3C:

    tights

    ruler

    Which tights are the stretchiest?

    weight

    Test different tights to see if they all stretch the same amount when a certain weight is hung from them
    Unit 3C: L.O. 9,10,11

    Unit 3C: Stretchy tights - Support slide

    Record your results in a table Which tights? Amount stretched

    Unit 3C: L.O. 9,10,11

    Unit 3C: Summary

    suitable cost

    Properties

    transparent absorbent malleable

    Materials used transparent strong


    glass for windows

    flexible opaque strong smooth rough shiny dull hard

    Characteristics of materials

    flexible soft keeps heat in


    wool for jumpers

    steel for cars

    malleable strong
    Unit 3C: Summary

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