Everyday materials

For grown-ups: this lesson in words

Years 1 and 2 · Science

Everyday materials: I can say what things are made of.

1. Here is a wooden chair.

   Here are a key and a bottle.

   Each one is an object: a thing we can touch.

   Picture: Wooden chair: 1 chair, Key: 1 key and Bottle: 1 plastic bottle.

2. What is each object made of? That is its material.

   The chair and the pencil are made of wood.

   The key is metal. The bottle is plastic.

   Picture: Sorting into 3 groups: Wood, Metal, Plastic. Wood: Chair, Pencil. Metal: Key. Plastic: Bottle (plastic bottle).

3. Your turn: What is this coin made of?

   Picture: Coin: 1 coin.

   Choose one:

   • Wood
   • Metal
   • Plastic

   Answer

   The answer: Metal

   A coin is made of metal.

Words to know

object:

A thing we can see and touch.

material:

What an object is made of.