Class I - Materials (Environmental Science)

Materials
Natural Resources
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Wood
Stone
Sand
Clay
Metal
Water

Sorting of Materials
• Shape
• Texture
• Smell
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Natural Resources

Natural Resources
Things which we get from Environment are called
Natural Resources.
Wood, Stone, Sand, Clay, Metal and Water are the
main Natural Resources available for us.


Wood
Wood comes from Trees.
Wood is used to make houses, chair and paper
products.

Chair

Making House

Paper


Stone
Stones are found on and below Earth’s surface.
Stones are used to make roads, buildings and
railway tracks.

Road making

Making railway
tracks

Buildings


Sand
Sand is found near seashore and in deserts.
Sand is used to make glass, bricks and castles.

Bricks

Glass

Sand castle


Clay
Clay is formed from soil. It mixes well with water.
Clay is used to crockery, statues, pots.

Crockery

Statues

Pots


Clay
Clay is also used to make flowerpots, tiles and
bricks.

Flower pots

Tiles

Bricks


Metal
Metals mostly dug out of the Earth.
They are used to make pressure cooker, bridges
and scissors.

Pressure cooker

Bridge

Scissor


Metal
Metals are found in rocks, soil or at the bottom of
the sea.
They are also used to make cars, airplanes,
machines.

Cars

Aero planes

Machines


Water
Water is one the important natural resources.
We can’t live without water.
Water is used for cooking, drinking, washing, etc.

Cooking

Drinking

Washing



Sorting of Material

Common shapes
Circle, Rectangle, Triangle and Square are the common
shapes.

Circle

Rectangle

Triangle

Everything which we use or see have definite shape.

Some Materials are sorted by their shapes.


Square

Circle shape Objects

Pomegranate

Ball

Alarm clock

Plates


Rectangle shape Objects

Clothe Mat

Table Top

Refrigerator

Mobile Phone


Triangle shape Objects

Samosa

Boat

House

Sign Board


Square shape objects

Dice

Cushion

Wall shelf

Handkerchief


Texture – Soft
Things like Sponge, Cotton and Clothes have soft
touch.

Sponge

Cotton

Clothes


Texture – Smooth
Glasses, Utensils and Wooden furniture have very
smooth touch.

Glasses

Utensils

Wooden furniture


Texture – Rough
Sandpaper, Cactus plant and Ropes are very
Rough to touch.

Sandpaper

Cactus plants

Ropes


Smell
We can recognize some things by their Smell.
Smell can be Good, Sweet or Bad.

Smell of Jasmine
flowers

Smell of Cake

Smell of Garbage


Glossary
Natural Resource – Anything people can use which comes from
nature
Materials – The substance out of which a thing is made
Sand – Loose grains of rocks found in desert and on beaches
Sponge – A piece of soft, light substance that can soak easily
Surface – Outermost or Uppermost part of an object
Texture – Feel or look of a surface
Utensils – Containers for food and water used in kitchen

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Class I - Materials (Environmental Science)

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