The document discusses different types of materials including natural materials like wood, cotton, leather and wool which are found in nature as well as manufactured materials such as paper, bricks, plastic, glass and metal that are created. It covers properties of materials such as being transparent or opaque, rigid or bendy, elastic, rough or smooth, hard or soft, and whether they float or sink. Recycling instructions are provided for paper, plastic, glass and rubbish. Physical and chemical changes in materials are also mentioned.