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Material Discovery Sorting

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Material Discovery Sorting

Look carefully at the materials. Read each question and choose, match or write your answer.

Discover materials

Materials can have different textures. Some come from nature and some are made by people.

1.Which two materials can come straight from nature?
  • Wood
  • Plastic
  • Stone
  • Glass
2.Which object is most likely to feel smooth?
  • A fuzzy sock
  • A polished glass marble
  • A rough tree branch
  • A prickly pine cone
3.Choose all the objects that are hard.
  • A metal teaspoon
  • A soft cushion
  • A wooden brick
  • A feather
4.Use each word once: shiny, soft, rough, smooth. A new coin can look . A woolly mitten feels . Sandpaper feels . A clean glass window feels .

Sort the materials

Think about whether each material is found in nature or made by people.

5.Match each item to the group it belongs in.
  • A fallen leaf
  • A glass jar
  • A pebble
  • A plastic cup
  • A wooden twig
  • A metal key
  • Made by people
  • Made by people
  • Made by people
  • Found in nature
  • Found in nature
  • Found in nature
6.A leaf grows on a plant. Is a leaf found in nature or made by people?
7.Write one material found in nature and one material made by people.

Materials at home

Look around your home for an object made from a material. Draw it and describe how the material feels.

Draw one object from home. Label the material it is made from, then write a word to describe how that material feels.
8.Which word describes a material that bends easily and feels gentle to touch?
  • Soft
  • Hard
  • Rough
  • Shiny

3 printable pages

  • Material Discovery Sorting, page 1 of 3: Discover materials

    Page 1

  • Material Discovery Sorting, page 2 of 3: Sort the materials

    Page 2

  • Material Discovery Sorting, page 3 of 3: Materials at home

    Page 3

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