CLASS 4
SUBJECT: SCIENCE
TOPIC: MATTER AND MATERIALS
SUB. TOPIC: PROPERTIES OF
MATERIALS
PART 12
SPOON
CHAIR
CANDLE
NOTEBOOK
PROPERTIES OF MATERIAL
1.Hard and soft
2.Shiny and dull
3.Rough and smooth
4.Flexible and rigid
5.Waterproof
IRON ROD
HARD MATERIALS
• Materials which cannot be easily compressed, cut, bent or
scratched are called hard materials.
Example:
Brick Bone Steel
CLAY
PRESSING OF CLAY
SOFT MATERIALS
• Materials which can be easily compressed, cut, bent or
scratched are called soft materials.
Examples:
Foam Clay Skin
WALKING ON THE ROAD
GOLD
SHINING OF GOLD
REFLECTION
The bouncing of light
by any smooth or
polished surface is
called reflection.
SHINY MATERIAL
• Materials which reflect the light well are called shiny
materials.
Examples:
Stainless steel Gold Diamond.
DULL MATERIALS
• Material which do not reflect the light well are called dull
materials
Examples:
Candle Paper Jute bag
Tyre
MIRROR
ROUGH MATERIAL
• Materials which have ups and downs on their surface
are called rough materials.
Examples
Brick Rock Tyre.
SMOOTH MATERIALS
• Materials which do not have ups and downs on their
surface are called smooth materials.
Examples:
Mirror Silk cloth
Tiles
•Hard- soft
•Shiny- dull
•Rough- smooth
ASSIGNMENT
Find the odd one.
1.Brick, bone, clay, iron rod
2.Stainless steel, candle, gold, diamond.
3.Tyre, mirror, silk cloth, tiles.

Class 4 science