Design Features - Materials and their Properties

This activity gets students thinking about the materials used to build different items that you will find in your outdoor space. They will consider what material has been used and why that material is appropriate for the intended use as well as what other material could also be suitable to use. This investigation is perfect for your materials and their properties science unit. This pack contains two levels of differentiation.

Diff. 1: They will draw a picture, write what the item is used for and what material has been used.

Diff 2: They will draw a picture, write what the item is used for, the material is it made from, and the properties it needs to have. They will then consider other materials which would also be appropriate for the job.

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