Name: _____________

Materials Test
What are the following objects made out of?

Bottle Blocks Paperclip

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What happens if you mix your pencils with some blocks? _______

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What happens if you mix sand with water? __________________

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Draw a toy you own and label the different materials that it has:
 Name: _____________

Materials Test
Would you rather build a house out of metal or wool? Why?

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Name a material that is flexible: ___________________________

Name a material that is strong: ____________________________

Name a material that is absorbent: _________________________

Name a material that is transparent: _______________________

What happens to items you put in a recycling bin? _____________

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 Name: _____________
Answer Key

Materials Test
What are the following objects made out of?

Bottle Blocks Paperclip

Plastic (1pt)
________________ Wood (1 pt)
_________________ Metal (1pt)
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What happens if you mix your pencils with some blocks? _______

They will not mix (1pt) because they are too big/rigid/strong (1pt)
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What happens if you mix sand with water? They turn into mud (1pt)
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Draw a toy you own and label the different materials that it has:

Drawing a toy that has more than one material (1pt)

Labelling at least 2 materials (1 pt)

 Name: _____________
Answer Key

Materials Test
Would you rather build a house out of metal or wool? Why?

metal (1pt) because it is strong (1pt for stating a property) and wool
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would be weak (1 pt for stating why wool is not suitable).

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(1pt each for the following)

Name a material that is flexible: ___________________________

Name a material that is strong: ____________________________

Name a material that is absorbent: _________________________

Name a material that is transparent: _______________________

What happens to items you put in a recycling bin? _____________

They go to a recycling plant (1pt) and are sorted (1 pt) and then they
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are made into new things (1pt)

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