MATERIALS
All objects we use are made of 
materials.
Materials can be: 
Natural Man made
Natural materials 
Materials that come from plants, animals and rocks. 
Example: 
ivory 
leather 
clay 
straw 
wool wood
Man made materials 
Example: 
Bricks 
Glass 
Steel 
Plastic bottle 
Paper
How a material looks and feels like is 
called its property. 
Materials have different properties that 
make them useful for different jobs.
Properties 
1) Shiny or dull. 
2) Rough or smooth 
3) Hard or soft 
4) Strong or weak 
5) Water proof or absorbent 
6) Transparent, translucent or opaque 
7) Flexible or rigid 
8) Elastic or inelastic 
9) Magnetic or non-magnetic 
10) Heat conductor or insulator
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Types of materials
Types of materials
Types of materials
Types of materials
Types of materials
Types of materials
Types of materials

Types of materials

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    All objects weuse are made of materials.
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    Materials can be: Natural Man made
  • 4.
    Natural materials Materialsthat come from plants, animals and rocks. Example: ivory leather clay straw wool wood
  • 5.
    Man made materials Example: Bricks Glass Steel Plastic bottle Paper
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    How a materiallooks and feels like is called its property. Materials have different properties that make them useful for different jobs.
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    Properties 1) Shinyor dull. 2) Rough or smooth 3) Hard or soft 4) Strong or weak 5) Water proof or absorbent 6) Transparent, translucent or opaque 7) Flexible or rigid 8) Elastic or inelastic 9) Magnetic or non-magnetic 10) Heat conductor or insulator
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