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Material Science Exploration

Material Science Exploration

Various materials including wood, metal, plastic and fabric

🔍 Part 1: Identifying Materials

1. Look at the objects around your classroom. Circle the materials you can see:

Wood (rākau)

Metal (mētara)

Glass (karāhe)

Plastic

Fabric

Paper

2. What material is your desk made from?

Wood (rākau)

Metal (mētara)

Plastic

I'm not sure

3. Draw one object from your classroom and label what material it's made from:

🤔 Part 2: Material Properties

4. Feel different objects around you. Sort these words into the correct groups by drawing lines:
Soft
Hard
Smooth
Rough
Sandpaper
Cotton wool
Glass window
Wooden desk
5. Complete these sentences about materials. Use the word bank to help you:

Word Bank: hard, soft, heavy, light, flexible, strong

Metal is usually ________ and ________.

Fabric is usually ________ and ________.

A feather is very ________.

A rock is very ________.

🧪 Part 3: Material Investigation

6. Choose one object to investigate. Fill in your observations:

My object is: _________________

What I can see (mōhio):

What I can feel:

What material I think it's made from: _________________

Clues (tohu) that helped me decide:

💭 Part 4: Why Do We Use Different Materials?

7. Why do we use these materials for these objects? Choose the best reason:

Why do we use metal for spoons?

Because metal is pretty

Because metal is strong and easy to clean

Because metal is soft

Why do we use fabric for clothes?

Because fabric is hard

Because fabric is heavy

Because fabric is soft and flexible

8. Think of your own example! Complete this sentence:

We use ____________ for ____________ because ____________.

🌟 Part 5: Extension Challenge

9. For Advanced Learners: Design a new object using two different materials. Draw it and explain your choices:

My object is a: _________________

I used ____________ because ____________.

I also used ____________ because ____________.

10. What questions do you have about materials? What would you like to investigate next?

📚 Te Reo Māori Vocabulary

11. Match the English words with their Te Reo Māori translations:
Wood
Glass
Metal
To know
Clue
mōhio
rākau
tohu
karāhe
mētara

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