Everyday Materials
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Wood is a hrd material that comes from trees. The trees are chopped down and then taken to a mill where the wood is sawed into plants. Wood can be cut, bent and shaped to make a range of things from furniture and crafts to building and boats. It can be recycled too.
Glass is made mostly from sand mixed with limestone. It is heated and then can be blown, pressed, moulded or cast into shape. Glass can make mirrors and windows as well as ornaments and glass fibres for modern communication.
The material wool comes from a sheep. The animals is sheared and then the wool is wound to make yarn. This yarn can then be made into cloth to make clothes. Wool is strong, warm and perfect for cold weather. It can also be recycled.
Most plastic is made of oil. It is heated, moulded and shaped to make lots of different things. It can be hard, soft, bendy and strong, and come in many colours. From buttons and balloons to bikes and buildings, plastic has many uses.
Look around you. How many things are made with paper. How is it made and shaped.
This series looks at a range of materials and examines their properties, uses, and how they can be changed and reshaped. It encourages children to explore materials through a series of questions that get them thinking.
A simple introduction to materials found in everyday life: what they are, where they come from and how they are used, shaped and changed.