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Material Strength Inquiry Worksheet
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Material Strength Inquiry Worksheet
🔍 Part 1: Understanding Material Properties
1. Which material would be BEST for making a bridge?
Paper
Steel
Cotton wool
Jelly
2. What happens when you STRETCH a rubber band?
It gets longer and thinner
It breaks immediately
It stays the same size
It gets shorter and fatter
3. Which materials can be BENT without breaking? (Tick all that apply)
Plastic ruler
Glass rod
Wire
Dry spaghetti
Pipe cleaner
4. When you COMPRESS (squash) a sponge, what happens?
It becomes smaller and bounces back
It breaks into pieces
It becomes harder
Nothing happens
🔗 Part 2: Matching Materials to Properties
5. Draw lines to match each material with its best property:
Rubber
Glass
Steel
Foam
Very strong
Easy to compress
Stretchy
Brittle (breaks easily)
6. Fill in the blanks using these words: bending, stretching, compressing
When you pull on both ends of a spring, you are _____________ it.
When you sit on a cushion, you are _____________ it.
When you curve a flexible ruler, you are _____________ it.
💭 Part 3: Thinking About Forces and Materials
7. Explain why we use different materials for different jobs. Give ONE example.
8. Imagine you are testing how strong different papers are. Describe what you would do to test them safely.
9. Draw and label a simple picture showing ONE way to test if a material is strong.
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