Within this
section, everyday materials are compared and some of their
properties examined. This area
of science looks at some of the properties of everyday materials.
We look at how hard or soft something
is, how well it bends, how strong it is, does it break, can
it conduct electricity, do magnets attract it?
We compare materials that look similar to find if they have
the same properties as each other.
We also wonder where these materials would
be best used: for example would we want to
use wood to make windows?
Or use metal to make car tyres?
We also discuss what things look like and
feel and we test the permeability.
We look at the differences between solids,
liquids and gases, and demonstrate them.
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