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Science Y6 – Materials and their Properties – lesson 1

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Natural materials Man-made materials

Select suitable materials to make the following objects.

Object Suitable materials
Tyre

Ruler

Window

Bicycle

Walking
boot

In 1822 Friedrich Mohs invented a hardness scale. The higher the number, the harder is the
material. Talc had a hardness of 1 and a diamond a hardness of 10. This scale can be used to select
materials for certain tasks. Find out more about this scale.

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Material Use Reason for choice of material

wool jumper

rubber sole of shoe

paper newspapers

cotton blouses/shirts
ceramic tiles

stone houses

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