Properties of Materials
You know that a "property" of a material is the characteristic or function of a material, but what does this mean? What are some of the properties of materials?
Visit the BBC Bitesize Science website to read about some of the properties of materials. There is a game you can play to help build your understanding after you read about the properties.
Visit the BBC Bitesize Science website to read about some of the properties of materials. There is a game you can play to help build your understanding after you read about the properties.
Properties OR Materials?
Download the Properties of Materials word mat from Sparklebox. Sort the words into two categories: Properties and Materials.
Let's experiment with Plastic
You will participate in a guided investigation into the properties of plastic before designing and conducting your own experiment.
In our guided experiment, we will consider the biodegradability of different materials, including plastic.
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"Biodegradability" is built from a few different words. Understanding the parts of the words can help us to understand the meaning of the bigger word. Knowing the smaller words can also help us to spell the bigger word. |
Properties Glossary
There are many words that can be used to describe the properties of materials. Here are some of them:
Your job is to find out what each of these words means. Use Quizlet.com to create a quiz for at least 5 of these terms. Take some other quizzes by your classmates to see how many words you know.
- Hard
- Strong
- Brittle
- Rigid
- Flexible
- Absorbent
- Waterproof
- Magnetic
- Transparent
- Opaque
- Translucent
- Elastic
- Conductor
- Insulator
- Shiny
- Dull
- Buoyant
- Malleable
- Coloured
Your job is to find out what each of these words means. Use Quizlet.com to create a quiz for at least 5 of these terms. Take some other quizzes by your classmates to see how many words you know.
A Plastic Experiment
You will design a simple experiment to compare plastic to other materials by investigating one of the properties of materials (such as transparency, durability, flexibility, strength, magnetism etc).
Use the Experiment Plan to design your experiment. Gather the materials you need for your experiment. When you have conducted your experiment, you will report your findings to the rest of the class.
Use the Experiment Plan to design your experiment. Gather the materials you need for your experiment. When you have conducted your experiment, you will report your findings to the rest of the class.