Technology 1-2 ESO – Unit 5 PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS extra activities
1 – Name one material that is:
a) Elastic. b) Transparent. c) A good thermal insulator.
1 – Name three types of stone.
3 – Match the objects on the left with one or more of the properties on the right.
| Book (1) | (a) Hard |
| Tyre (2) | (b) Soft |
| Wooden spoon (3) | (c) Flexible |
| Metal Spoon (4) | (d) Transparent |
| Trousers (5) | (e) Waterproof |
| Glass (6) | (f) Shiny |
| Paint (dry) (7) | (g) Tough |
4 – Watch the video on “Malleability and Ductility” and answer:
- a) Malleability is the ability of a solid to bend or be hammered into other shapes without _______________.
- b) Examples of malleable metals are: ______ , ______ , ______________ , _________ , ________ .
- c) Why can gold be fashioned into jewellery?
- d) What is the property of a material that can be stretched into wire without breaking?
- e) What three metals are very ductile?
- f) What metal is not ductile?
- g) Is glass ductile?
5 – Watch the video on “Properties of Materials” and answer:
- a) Why do we make greenhouses out of glass?
- b) What other two properties has glass?
- c) Name two properties of wool.
- d) Name two properties of sand paper.
- e) Name three properties of steel.
- f) Would you use the same material to make umbrellas and towels? Why?
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6 – Fill the crossword with words about properties of materials.
