Everyday materials and their properties
Wood
Properties:
Hard
Strong
Light in weight
Does not conduct heat or electricity
Can float on water
Examples:
Chair, table, pencil, doors
2. Metal
Properties:
Shiny
Strong
Hard
Good conductors of heat and electricity
High melting point (do not melt easily)
Examples:
Spoon, coins, wires, tools
3. Glass
Properties:
Transparent (you can see through it)
Brittle (breaks easily)
Smooth
Waterproof
Examples:
Windows, bottles
4. Plastic
Properties:
Light
Waterproof
Strong
Can be flexible or hard
Does not conduct electricity (insulator)
Examples:
Bottles, bags, toys
5. Rubber
Properties:
Soft and flexible
Elastic (can stretch)
Waterproof
Does not conduct electricity
Examples:
Eraser, tyres, rubber bands
6. Paper
Properties:
Light
Can absorb water
Can be torn easily
Not very strong
Examples:
Books, newspapers, notebooks
7. Cotton
Properties:
Soft
Absorbent (soaks water)
Light
Can burn easily
Examples:
Clothes, bedsheets
Fun Facts
Glass is actually made from sand! When sand is heated at very high temperatures, it melts and turns into glass.
Rubber from trees is called latex. It comes out like milky white juice!
Metals can be stretched very thin. Gold can be stretched into a wire 2km long from just 1 gram!
Plastic can be soft like a bag or hard like a bottle — all because of how it is made.
Cotton grows on plants like fluffy white clouds before it becomes cloth.
Paper can be recycled up to 7 times to make new paper.