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Materials Word Search

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Materials Word Find

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🎯 Learning Objective

WALT: Identify materials and match them to their properties

Success Criteria:

✓ I can find all 14 material words in the grid

✓ I can name properties of different materials

✓ I can explain where materials are used in everyday life

🔍 Word Search Grid

Instructions: Find these 14 words hidden in the grid. Words can go left/right, up/down, or diagonal (some backwards). You may highlight a letter trail with a different colour.

Support Tip: Start with the longest words first (e.g., WATERPROOF, TRANSPARENT).

Word List:

METAL • PLASTIC • GLASS • WOOD

RUBBER • FABRIC • CERAMIC • PAPER

STONE • MAGNETIC • TRANSPARENT

WATERPROOF • FLEXIBLE • STRONG

W A T E R P R O O F M N B V C X
Q W E R T Y U I O P L K J H G F
A S D F G H J K L M E T A L Q W
Z X C V B N M Q W E T R Y U I O
P L A S T I C A S D A F G H J K
Q W E R T Y U I O P L Z X C V B
C E R A M I C Q W E R T Y U I O
A S D F G H J K L M N B V C X Z
R U B B E R Q W E R T Y U I O P
F A B R I C A S D F G H J K L M
G L A S S Q W E R T Y U I O P L
T N E R A P S N A R T Z X C V B
S T O N E A S D F G H J K L M N
P A P E R Q W E R T Y U I O P L
W O O D C I T E N G A M B V C X
G N O R T S F L E X I B L E Q W

🤔 Reflect

1. Name one material and one property it has:
2. Write one example of where you might use that material:
Extension Challenge: Find one word that you can explain using 'because...' (e.g., WATERPROOF because...):

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