Grade IV-Quarter 1, Competency 2

ACTIVITY 1

Changes in Solid Materials

Objective:

Describe changes in solid materials when they are bent, pressed, hammered or cut.

Materials:

Bond paper, wooden stick, plastic cup, rubber band, drinking straw, electric wire ( 10
inches long, cloth, soft plastic ruler, 1 piece of banana, empty tin can, small block of wood

Procedure:

1. Using the given materials, fill in the table below ( by putting a check / mark on
the column or space) to identify ways of changing the solid material/s.
2. Fill in each column to describe the change/s that occurred in the material.

Material/s How I can change the material?

bending pressing hammering cutting
1. Banana
Pls
indicate
which
banana
part
2. Bond
paper
3. cloth
4. Drinking
straw
5. Electric
wire
6. Plastic
cup
7. Rubber
band
8. small
block of
wood
9. Soft
plastic
 ruler
10. Wooden
stick

1. What are some ways of changing the solid materials?

2. When you pressed the wire is there any change in shape?
3. Did the size of the rubber band changed when bent?
4. Is there new material being formed when the physical appearance of materials
changed? Why?
5. How did you change the physical appearance of the banana?

Reference:
1. Science Learner’s Material, Grade 4, pp. 29-30

Prepared by:

ANNABELLE C. CASAMA
Teacher I
Kalubihon Elem. School