SCIENCE IV

WEEK NO. 1

Prepared by:
MRS. CATHERINE B.
ARROZAL
 Classify materials based on the
ability to absorb water, float, sink,
undergo decay .
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 LESSO
N Classifying materials based on
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the ability to absorb water.
OBJECTI
VES
Identify materials that will absorb/not absorb water.

Group different materials based on their properties.

Describe the characteristic of materials that

absorb /not absorb water.
SCIENCE TERMS
ABSORB
- To take in( something such as
liquid) in a natural or gradual way

POROUS
- Having small holes that
allow air or liquid to pass
through.

NON-POROUS
- Materials that do not allow air
through or liquid to pass through
 What is Porous Materials?

Porous Materials

Are materials or object that will

absorb water or any liquid. It
contains tiny holes and spaces.
Materials that absorb water are
also called absorbent.
Which of the following materials absorb
water?
 What is Non – Porous
Materials?

Non – Porous Materials

Are materials or object that will

not absorb water. It does not
contain tiny holes and spaces.
Did you know..

There are different

materials in our
environment that can be
classified according to their
properties. They can be
classified based on their
ability to absorb water .
Some materials can absorb
water more than others.
Which of the following materials does
not absorb water?
 ELABORATION
• Some of the materials
absorb water more than
others.
• Cotton is very porous
which makes it a natural
absorber of water.
 MY LITTLE SCIENTIST

Direction:
THINGS NEEDED: 1. Gather all the materials
needed, then drop all the
1 plastic cup materials inside the basin
Cotton balls with water.
Soft drinks crown
2. Leave it for 2 minutes.
Plastic spoon
Candy wrapper
3. Take the materials one by one
Small Tissue paper while squeezing it.
Small Cloth 4. Observe which materials
Pebbles absorb water or not. Record
your observation on the chart.
4. Remember always ask your
parents/guardians assistance in
doing the activity.
MY LITTLE SCIENTIST RECORD CHART
Characteristics of Characteristics of Put a check (/) if
Materials Before Materials After the materials
Name of Objects Dropping into the Dropping into the absorb water of
Basin Basin (X) if does not.

Cotton balls

Soft drinks
crown

Plastic spoon

Candy wrapper

Tissue paper

Pebbles

Small Cloth
EXERCISE # 1
Direction: Classify the materials according to
their ability to absorb water. Write Porous if the
materials absorb water and NP if the materials
did not absorb water.

____1. Rubber ball

____2. T-shirt
____3. Face towel
____4. Tissue paper
____5. Curtain
____6. Noodle wrapper
____7. Rug
____8. Glass bottle
____9. sardines can
____10. Stone
 EXERCISE # 2
Direction: Write True if the statement is correct. If the
statement is wrong. Change the underlined word/s with
porous, non-porous, absorb or can’t absorb.

_____1. Plastics are porous materials.

_____2. Non –porous materials are materials having small
holes that allow air or water to pass through.
_____3. Cotton is a porous materials.
_____4. Materials made out of cloth do not absorb water.
_____5. Wood has the ability to absorb water.
Hope you’ve learned something today kids.

See you next time…….

And always remember to keep safe always by

staying inside our home. Listen to your
parents advices.