MATTER ACTIVITIES

THE PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS

All materials have special properties which make them useful for a specific purpose.

• Steel is strong and resistant.
• Leather is flexible.
• Rubber is elastic.
• Glass is transparent.
• Aluminium is light and resistant.
• Pottery is fragile.

Images from wikipedia.
Aluminium, Glass, Pottery, Rubber, Leather, Steel

MAN-MADE MATERIALS

Man-made materials are not found in nature.
They are manufactured from raw materials.

MAN MADE MATERIALS 
Photos from Flickr (Cement) and Wikipedia (Asphalt, Glass, Concrete, Plastic)

NATURAL MATERIALS

We find natural materials in nature.
Natural materials come from animals, plants or minerals.

• Leather, wool and silk come from animals.
• Wood and rubber come from plants.
• Granite and marble come from minerals.

NATURAL MATERIALS
Photos from Flickr (Hemp) and Wikipedia (Wood, Petroleum, Gold)

WHAT ARE MATERIALS?

Materials are the substances we use for building, making tools, making clothes...

Some materials to build something... Photot from Antidote to Burnout