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Testing Materials Worksheet

A sudden shower is forecast at the park. Help a design team choose materials for a shelter and other useful objects. Read the test results, then use what you know about material properties. Do not taste or touch unknown materials.

Test results

The team tested samples in the same way. For the water test, they placed a teaspoon of water on each sample. For the strength test, they added small weights until each sample stretched or tore.

Material

Water test

Strength test

Cotton fabric

Water soaked in

Held 8 weights

Clear plastic

Water stayed on top

Held 6 weights

Paper towel

Water soaked in quickly

Held 1 weight

Cardboard

Water soaked in slowly

Held 4 weights

1.Which sample was the most absorbent? Use one result from the table to explain your choice.
2.Which sample was strongest in this test? How do you know?
3.The team needs a window in its shelter so people can see outside. Which tested material is the best choice, and which property makes it suitable?
4.A material that bends easily without breaking is called flexible. Which object would most likely be flexible: a cotton scarf or a glass jar?
  • A cotton scarf
  • A glass jar
  • Both are equally flexible
5.True or false? A material that is waterproof lets water soak through it easily.
TrueFalse
6.Alfie needs to make a small rain shelter. Choose one tested material for the outside and explain how its test result would help.
7.The team wants a towel to mop up a spill. Which test result matters most when choosing the material: how many weights it held, or what happened to the water? Explain.
8.The cardboard soaked up water slowly. Predict one way it might change if left in the rain, and explain why.
9.Design a book bag for a walk in changeable weather. Name a material for the outside and one property it should have. Explain why that property helps.

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