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Sorting everyday objects by what they are made of

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Sorting everyday objects by what they are made of

Science - Grade K-1

Instructions: Read each problem with a grown-up or teacher. Circle, draw, or write your answer. Use the picture clues when they are shown.
  1. 1
    A brown wooden table with wood grain.

    A table is made from a hard brown material that comes from trees. What material is the table most likely made of?

  2. 2
    A shiny silver spoon.

    A spoon is shiny, hard, and cold to touch. Is it made of wood, metal, plastic, or fabric?

  3. 3
    A shirt, a coin, and a plastic bottle.

    Circle the object that is usually made of fabric: a shirt, a coin, or a plastic bottle.

  4. 4
    A colorful plastic beach bucket.

    A toy bucket is light and can get wet at the beach. It is often made of plastic. Draw or write one more thing made of plastic.

  5. 5
    A brown wooden chair.

    Look around your classroom or home. Name one thing made of wood.

  6. 6
    A shiny metal key.

    Look around your classroom or home. Name one thing made of metal.

  7. 7
    A wooden chair, metal key, plastic cup, and fabric sock.

    Sort these objects by material: wooden chair, metal key, plastic cup, fabric sock.

  8. 8
    A soft folded piece of fabric.

    Which material is usually soft: metal, fabric, or wood?

  9. 9
    A strong shiny metal beam.

    Which material is usually very hard and strong: metal, fabric, or plastic bag?

  10. 10
    A soft folded blanket.

    A blanket bends and folds easily. What material is a blanket usually made of?

  11. 11
    A yellow raincoat with raindrops.

    Circle the best material for a raincoat: wood, metal, plastic, or fabric.

  12. 12
    A sharpened pencil with wood showing at the tip.

    A pencil has a hard outside that can come from trees. What material is the outside of many pencils made of?

  13. 13
    A metal frying pan on a stove with a fabric towel nearby.

    Look at a metal pan and a fabric towel. Which one is better for cooking on a stove?

  14. 14
    Wood, metal, fabric, and plastic objects.

    Draw a line to match each material to how it may feel: wood - hard, metal - shiny, fabric - soft, plastic - light.

  15. 15

    Choose one object near you. Write or say what it is made of: wood, metal, plastic, or fabric.

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