Materials and Properties

What types of things can be made from CONCRETE?

• Buildings, sidewalks, driveways, bridges, foundations, sculptures, and retaining walls.
• Plastic toys
• Glass sculptures
• Wooden fences

What sorts of things can be made from WOOD?

• Clothing
• Food
• Electronics
• Furniture, paper, flooring, construction materials, toys, musical instruments, decorative items.

What sorts of things can be made from MINERALS?

• Wood, leather, fabric, paint
• Metals, glass, ceramics, fertilizers, gemstones.
• Food, beverages, cosmetics, electronics
• Plastic, rubber, paper, textiles

What type of things can be made from PLANTS?

• Automobiles
• Electronics
• Food, clothing, medicine, building materials.
• Cosmetics

What sort of things can be made from CHEMICALS?

• Beverages
• Clothing
• Furniture
• Pharmaceuticals, plastics, fertilizers, cleaning agents, cosmetics.

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What materials can be made from ANIMALS?

• Plastic, glass, rubber, paper
• Cotton, denim, polyester, nylon
• Concrete, metal, wood, stone
• Leather, wool, silk, feathers.

Which materials are TRANSLUCENT?

• Wood
• Cardboard
• Frosted glass, wax paper, certain plastics
• Opaque glass

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Which items are RIGID?

• Wood, rubber, foam
• Metals, glass, certain plastics
• Water, air, oil
• Paper, fabric, clay

Which items are FLEXIBLE?

• Rubber, fabric, certain plastics
• Stone, concrete, leather
• Paper, cardboard, clay
• Wood, glass, metal

Which items are CONDUCTORS?

• Rubber, Plastic

• Copper, Aluminum

• Leather, Feathers

• Wood, Paper