Properties of Materials

Discover material properties! Your 6th grader will learn about strength, hardness, and flexibility.

1. You are given a material to look at. It is strong and feels heavy. It is shiny and it rings when you hit it. What material is it? Plastic Glass Metal Rubber 2. Where do we get metals from? From outer space From under the sea From the rocks called ores 3. Which of these materials is hard? ( Select all the correct answers) Wood Glass Cotton Paper Metal 4. Why are glass and clear plastic good materials for making bottles? ( choose all the correct answers) They are fairly easy to shape They keep what's inside the bottle cool The allow you to see what's inside the bottle They are fairly cheap to make 5. Which of these materials can you see through? (Choose all correct answers). Iron Wood Glass Metal Clear plastic 6. Which of these materials would you use to mop up spilled milk? A plastic sheet wood shavings paper towels Metal foil a cloth Matching Activity Match the following Terms with the correct definitions given Brittle Breaks easily if bent or hit Malleable Can be shaped by hammering or pressing Hard or Soft Being rigid or because of the flexibility. Flexible can be bent or squashed , gets back to original shape when force is removed. Surface Appearance Dull , shiny or smooth