Properties of Materials

A material is a substance or matter from which things are made.

Glass is a hard, transparent material made from sand and used for windows and bottles.

Wood is a strong material that comes from trees and is used to make furniture and paper.

Rubber is a flexible material that comes from rubber trees and is used for making tires and erasers.

Cloth is a material made from weaving threads together, used for making clothes.

Plastic is a lightweight material made from chemicals, used for making many everyday items.

Paper is a thin material made from wood pulp, used for writing and printing.

Metal is a strong material that is shiny and conducts heat and electricity, used for tools and buildings.

Properties of materials are characteristics that describe how materials behave, such as hardness, flexibility, and transparency.

Transparent means that you can see through a material, like glass.