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Materials Word Search

Sione and Hugo are checking the materials used around a vet clinic. Find the science words in the grid, then use what you know about material properties to solve the questions. In the grid, words run left to right; extra letters are fillers. Word bank: WATERPROOF, TRANSPARENT, PLASTIC, CERAMIC, FLEXIBLE, MAGNETIC, RUBBER, FABRIC, STRONG, METAL, GLASS, WOOD.

Find the words

Find all 12 words hidden in the letter grid. Circle each word when you spot it. The words are listed below.

WATERPROOFAB

TRANSPARENTX

PLASTICQWERT

CERAMICQWERT

FLEXIBLEQWER

MAGNETICQWER

RUBBERQWERTY

FABRICQWERTY

STRONGQWERTY

METALQWERTYU

GLASSQWERTYU

WOODQWERTYUI

Word bank

WATERPROOF • TRANSPARENT • PLASTIC • CERAMIC • FLEXIBLE • MAGNETIC • RUBBER • FABRIC • STRONG • METAL • GLASS • WOOD

1.Which word means that light can pass through a material so you can see through it? Choose from the word bank.
2.Hugo needs to keep a small animal’s water bowl from leaking. Which property would be most useful?
  • Flexible
  • Waterproof
  • Transparent
  • Magnetic
3.Name one material from the word bank that could be used to make a clear jar. Explain why it would work.
4.Sione tests a material with a magnet, and the magnet attracts it. Which property does the material have?
5.True or false: Every metal object is magnetic.
TrueFalse
6.Match each object to a suitable material: a towel; a window; a ruler.
  • Towel
  • Window
  • Ruler
  • Glass
  • Wood
  • Fabric
7.A rubber glove bends easily without breaking. Which property from the word bank best describes this?
8.Choose a material that could make a strong handle for a tool. Give one reason for your choice.
9.Name one material from the grid and one property it has. Then give an everyday object made from that material.

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  • Materials Word Search, page 1 of 2: Find the words, Word bank

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  • Materials Word Search, page 2 of 2: 4. Sione tests a material with a magnet, and the magnet attracts it. Which property does…

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