Properties of Materials

What makes a pencil easy to hold?

• It is yellow

• It is flexible

• It is hard and thin

• It is thick

Flexible means

• It can bend easily

• It is difficult to bend

Which property makes shoes good for walking?

• Brown

• Bendable

• Absorbs liquid

Which property could describe all these objects?

• light

• black

• flexible

• heavy

Which property is being measured?

• The car's length

• The car's hardness

• The car's weight

• The car's speed

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

Something heavy could be used to

• Keep something down so it doesn't get blown away

• Make a ride less bumpy

• Make a bed more comfortable

• Clean up a spill

Windows are important on a house. Without windows, a house would be very dark inside. Windows are made of glass because glass

• breaks easily

• lets light go through it

• can be very heavy

• is made by plants

Pots and pans used for cooking must transfer heat energy from the stove to the food. To test the cooking materials, four materials are put on a hot stove. After one minute, the temperature of the material is measured. Using this data, which material is best for making cooking pots and pans?

• Material #1

• Material #2

• Material #3

• Material #4

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NGSS.MS-PS1-4

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Students are testing materials to make towels. They want to find the material that soaks up the most water. They use equal amounts of four materials. They put each material into a cut of water, then take it out and compare the weights of the materials. Which material will be best for making towels?

• Material A

• Material B

• Material C

• Material D

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Students want to find a material that can stretch very far. They have four loops made from four different materials. They put each loop on a stick and add a heavy weight. When the loop is stretched, they trace its shape on a piece of paper. Which of the following materials stretched the most?

• Material A

• Material B

• Material C

• Material D