🔍 Part 1: Material Properties Chart

Instructions: Test each material and tick (✓) or cross (✗) for each property.

1. Complete the properties chart below:

2. Which materials are magnetic?

3. Which materials can you see through?

🏠 Part 2: Materials in Buildings

4. Why is glass used for windows instead of brick?

Glass is harder than brick

Glass is transparent so we can see through it

Glass is magnetic

Glass conducts heat better

5. Which property makes metal useful for roofing and pipes?

It is transparent

It is not magnetic

It is strong and conducts heat

It is soft and flexible

6. Explain why brick is a good material for building walls:

7. Why wouldn't you use glass to build a house wall? Give two reasons:

Reason 1: _________________________________________________

Reason 2: _________________________________________________

8. You are designing a new school. Match each part of the building to the best material and explain why:

Windows: _____________ because _________________________

Walls: _____________ because ___________________________

Door handles: _____________ because ____________________

9. What would happen if you built a house entirely from metal? Describe one advantage and one disadvantage: