Practice naming and sorting common materials such as wood, metal, plastic, and fabric.
Read each problem with a grown-up or teacher. Circle, draw, or write your answer. Use the picture clues when they are shown.
Sorting everyday objects by what they are made of
Science - Grade K-1
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A table is made from a hard brown material that comes from trees. What material is the table most likely made of?
- 2
A spoon is shiny, hard, and cold to touch. Is it made of wood, metal, plastic, or fabric?
- 3
Circle the object that is usually made of fabric: a shirt, a coin, or a plastic bottle.
- 4
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
Look around your classroom or home. Name one thing made of wood.
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Look around your classroom or home. Name one thing made of metal.
- 7
Sort these objects by material: wooden chair, metal key, plastic cup, fabric sock.
- 8
Which material is usually soft: metal, fabric, or wood?
- 9
Which material is usually very hard and strong: metal, fabric, or plastic bag?
- 10
A blanket bends and folds easily. What material is a blanket usually made of?
- 11
Circle the best material for a raincoat: wood, metal, plastic, or fabric.
- 12
A pencil has a hard outside that can come from trees. What material is the outside of many pencils made of?
- 13
Look at a metal pan and a fabric towel. Which one is better for cooking on a stove?
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Draw a line to match each material to how it may feel: wood - hard, metal - shiny, fabric - soft, plastic - light.
- 15
Choose one object near you. Write or say what it is made of: wood, metal, plastic, or fabric.