T3 & 4 Materials

What is a material?

• a fork

• what something is made out of

• what something looks like

• a tray

Name 3 things that are made out of plastic

• book, iPad, cup

• pen, paper, money

• ruler, pencil pot, whiteboard

• wire, phone, paper

Which of these is made from metal?

• dinner spoon

• reading book

• seeds for planting

• white board

Describe how a paintbrush looks

• hard, bumpy, bendy

• squishy, plastic, metal

• soft, wood, long

• prickly, spiky, round

Why didn't you use netting to make your parachute?

• it floated easily

• it had too many holes in it

• it was too rough

• it didn't float easily

Why did we use the biggest size of material? 30cm x 30cm

• it had more air resistance

• it was bigger

• it floated easily

• it looked pretty

Why did we choose to use small triangles for our bear enclosure?

• they looked pretty

• they were the right shape

• they were easy to make

• so that the bear couldn't escape

If you needed to make a set of black out curtains, what material would you use?

• tissue paper

• shiny light fabric

• thick dark fabric

• clear cellophane

What is the best sand to use to build a sandcastle?

• watery sand

• slimy sand

• dry sand

• damp sand

Which one of these is the softest material?

• feathers

• rock

• cardboard

• card