The document provides instructions for a homework task on analyzing different materials. Students are asked to: 1) Collect samples of various materials like metals, plastics, woods and smart materials. 2) Develop criteria to rate the materials. 3) Rate each material based on the criteria. The task is designed to take 3 hours. Completing the core requirements would achieve a level 3 grade, while exploring additional criteria and materials could result in levels 4 or 5.

1. Homework Independent Learning Task
Material analysis
WALT: What materials exist and what properties they
have.
WILF: That you are able to find a range of materials
(metals, plastics, woods and smart) you are able to rate
them against a set of criteria.

2. Homework Independent Learning Task
Material analysis
What do I have to do?
Find range of materials
Set a range of criteria to rate the materials against
Place pictures of materials on top trumps and rate
You are expected to complete all three points below.
1. Collect a range of materials (metals, plastics, woods
and smart)
2. Come up with a set of criteria to rate materials against
3. Rate the materials against the criteria you have
formedThis project is designed to last for 3 hours. It includes some
tasks that you must do (in blue) to achieve a level 3, other tasks that
you may be directed to do to achieve a level 4 (in red) and green tasks
that will increase the mark to a level 5.

3. Homework Independent Learning Task
Material analysis
Level 3
Have found a limited range of materials (woods and metals only), come up
with simple headings to rate the materials against.
Level 4
Have found a range of materials, come up with appropriate headings to rate
the materials against that allow a greater understanding of what makes one
material different from another.
Level 5
Have found a wide range of materials including smart materials, come up with
appropriate and technical headings to rate the materials against that allow for
a greater and detailed understanding of what makes one material different
from than another.

4. Materials

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name as many
materials as
possible

6. Year 7 – materials
W.A.L.T. (we are learning today)
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
the names and properties of a range of materials
W.I.L.F. what I am looking for;
you have used information effectively to research
different materials,
you are able to reflect on the suitability of materials for
a specific purpose.

7. Year 7 – materials
Level 3
Have researched a limited number of materials (5 different
materials) stating what they look like with limited properties and
uses.
Level 4
Have researched a range of materials (7 different materials)
stating what they look like, their properties and uses. Have though
of a product which could use each material you have researched.
Level 5
Have researched a wide range of materials (9 different materials)
stating what they look like, their properties and uses. Have thought
of a product which could use each material and why it would be
suitable.

8. Year 7 – materials
B.D.M.S.
Bright Drawn Mild Steel
high carbon steel
B.M.S.
Black Mild Steel
brass
copper
aluminium
tinplate

9. Year 7 – materials
acrylic
high density
polythene
H.I.P.S.
ABS
nylon
polyester resin

10. Year 7 – materials
Pine
Hardboard
Sapelle
M.D.F.
Plywood
Blockboard
Mahogany

11. Year 7 – materials
materials features properties products using these properties
B.D.M.S.
Bright Drawn
Mild Steel
ALUMINIUM
COPPER
BRASS
silver grey, strong, rusts, bends,
machines and welds easily
silver grey, soft, usually alloyed
pink colour, expensive
yellow colour expensive
forms rods, sheets,
round and square tube
bends easily, will break,
difficult to weld
soft, excellent
conductor of heat and
electricity
attractive when
polished, conducts
electricity well
brackets, car bodies, filing cabinets, screws, nuts and
bolts, general school work
saucepans, zips, aircraft bodies, easily cast, engine
cylinder blocks
electrical wires, saucepans, water and central heating
pipes
shiney bath taps, low cost jewellery, connector pins on
plugs

12. Year 7 – materials
materials features properties products using these properties
ACRYLIC
POLYTHENE
High density
H.I.P.S.
ABS
stiff, transparent or range of
colours
fairly stiff, wide range of colours
stiff, light, easily glued
(cemented)
light, wide range of colours
glass like, shatters, very
durable, scratched
easily
good chemical
resistance, high impact
and shock resistance
easily vacuum formed,
wide range of colours,
cheaper than acrylic
similar to HIPs with
improved impact
resistance, toughness,
and heat resistance
transparent box lids, baths, illuminated signs, aircraft
canopies
milk crates, bottles, buckets, bowls
airfix kits, remote controls, telephones, food
containers, disposable cutlery
safety helmets

13. Year 7 – materials
materials features properties products using these properties
PINE
MAHOGANY
OAK
BEECH
M.D.F.
DOWEL
light colour, long fibres, knots,
low density, inexpensive
dark colour, rich appearance
light to dark brown colour,
expensive
white to pinkish brown polishes
very well
man made, large boards,
smooth surface
round wood made from birch
bends but splits,
breaks at knots
very ‘workable’ often
stained darker still
very strong, durable,
hard and finishes well
hard, tough, very
strong, withstands wear
and shocks
machines well (e.g.
drill/saw/router), paints
well
splits easily, turns well
on a lathe
door frames, skirting boards, country style furniture
furniture, especially highly decorated, e.g. Carved
high class furniture, veneers, boat building
furniture, wooden tools, toys, good for steam bending
flat board-based furniture with decorated edges
round spar, dowel joints for wood

14. Year 7 – materials
W.A.L.T. (we are learning today)
by the end of the lesson you will have learnt;
the names and properties of a range of materials
W.I.L.F. what I am looking for;
you have used information effectively to research
different materials,
you are able to reflect on the suitability of materials for
a specific purpose.

15. Year 7 – materials
Level 3
Have researched a limited number of materials (5 different
materials) stating what they look like with limited properties and
uses.
Level 4
Have researched a range of materials (7 different materials)
stating what they look like, their properties and uses. Have though
of a product which could use each material you have researched.
Level 5
Have researched a wide range of materials (9 different materials)
stating what they look like, their properties and uses. Have thought
of a product which could use each material and why it would be
suitable.