Properties of Materials

Which property best describes both a towel and a brick? (1 point)

• Flexible

• Rough

• Solid

Tags

NGSS.5-PS1-3

What kinds of materials are good for building houses? What properties do they have that make them useful for this job? (3 points)

• straws, bricks, sand because they are solids

• wood, bricks, water because they are solids

• wood, bricks, nails because they are solids

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Which materials have the ability to absorb water? Select all that apply (2 points)

• Towel

• Rock

• Sponge

• Marble

Max wants to build a toy car. He has many materials to choose from. Max should consider the ___________ of each material before he starts building. (1 point)

• Properties
• Relationship
• Temperature

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Anna is building a bridge for her toy cars. She wants the bridge to be able to hold many cars. She is choosing a material to use to build her bridge. What property is most important for Anna to think about? (1 point)

• Color

• Texture

• Strength

• Absorbency

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Children made block towers and called them A, B, and C. They used different shape blocks for each tower. The children stacked the blocks and counted them to see how many blocks tall each tower was before it fell. Why was tower C tallest before it fell?

• Rectangles have flat sides.

• Circles have flat sides.

• Triangles have flat sides.

Tags

NGSS.K-2-ETS1-1

NGSS.K-2-ETS1-2

Emma is making a toy. She wants the toy to be very flexible. She tests different materials to see how easily each one bends. Which material should Emma use for her toy?

• Wood

• Glass

• Metal

• Rubber

Students tried to roll two different shaped blocks. They counted how many times each block rolled. What does the table tell you about the shape of blocks?

• The shape of the block does not matter

• The shape of the block changes when it is rolled

• The shape of the block affects how many times it rolls

• The shape of the block doesn't make the block roll faster or slower

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS2-2

Tell which object is best to clean up a liquid spill, using the pictures above.

• cloth

• paper towel

• sponge

Tell why you chose the object in part (a) as best to clean up a liquid spill.

• It has the most water in the bowl

• It has no water in the bowl

• It has only a little water in the bowl

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1