Vocabulary - Match each word to its meaning:

Answers
Hard solid, firm and rigid; not easily broken, bent or pierced
Permeable a material that allows liquids or gases to pass through it
Soluble a substance that is able to be dissolved, especially in
water
Transparent a material that allows light to pass through it and is see-
through
Opaque a material you cannot see through
Translucent a material that allows light, but not detailed shapes to
pass through
Electrical- a material that allows electricity to flow through it
conductor
Magnetic is attracted by or can acquire the properties of a magnet
Liquid a substance that flows freely, but has a constant volume
Solid a substance this is firm and stable in shape
Gas an air-like fluid substance which expands freely to fill
any space
Properties and Changes of Materials
L.O. - To compare and group together every day materials according to
their properties.
Topic Vocabulary - Match each word to its meaning:
Hard a material that allows light to pass through it and is see-
through
Solid a substance that flows freely, but has a constant volume
Permeable an air-like fluid substance which expands freely to fill
any space
Soluble is attracted by or can acquire the properties of a magnet
Transparent solid, firm and rigid; not easily broken, bent or pierced
Opaque a material you cannot see through
Translucent a material that allows light, but not detailed shapes to
pass through
Electrical- a material that allows electricity to flow through it
conductor
Magnetic a substance that is able to be dissolved, especially in
water
Liquid a substance this is firm and stable in shape
Gas a material that allows liquids or gases to pass through it

Choose a selection of objects and materials to test their properties.

Use the tick sheet to record your findings.

Hard Opaque Electric Magneti Transpar

Object/Material al c ent
conduct
or
Now use your table to sort all the materials in the Venn diagrams,

Hard Transparent

Electrical Magnetic
Conductor
Properties and Changes of Materials
L.O. - To compare and group together every day materials according to
their properties.
Topic Vocabulary – What word describes each statement? Cut out the table, adding the word
at the beginning.
a material that allows light to pass through it and is see-
through
a substance that flows freely, but has a constant volume
an air-like fluid substance which expands freely to fill
any space
is attracted by or can acquire the properties of a magnet
solid, firm and rigid; not easily broken, bent or pierced
a material you cannot see through
a material that allows light, but not detailed shapes to
pass through
a material that allows electricity to flow through it
a substance that is able to be dissolved, especially in
water
a substance this is firm and stable in shape
a material that allows liquids or gases to pass through it

Choose a selection of objects and materials to test their properties.

Use the tick sheet to record your findings.
 Hard Opaque Electric Magneti Transpar
Object/Material al c ent
conduct
or

Now use your table to sort all the materials in the Venn diagram,

Electrical Magnetic
Conductor
 Opaque

Look at the alien soup question, how do you think the materials could be sorted?

Properties and Changes of Materials

L.O. - To compare and group together every day materials according to
their properties.
Topic Vocabulary – Explain the meaning of each of these words.
Flexible
Solid
Permeable
Soluble
Transparent
Opaque
Translucent
Electrical-
conductor
Magnetic
Liquid
Absorbent
Gas
Choose 5 properties above to test your materials against.
Place them at the top of your tick sheet to help you record your findings.

Object/Material

Now use your results to sort all the materials in the Venn diagram. Choose 3 properties from
your table that will help you to fill as many sections as possible.

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