Properties of Materials

​A Property is the way something looks, feels, smells, sounds or tastes.

​Materials can be big or small. They can be heavy or light. They can be hard or soft. How would you describe the properties of the objects below

​You observed how well some materials soak up, or absorb water. The ability to soak up water is another property.

• ​How do you choose the right materials when making something new?

• ​Builders use materials that are Strong, or able to withstand great force

• ​Clothes are made of materials that have certain properties.

• ​Cotton is a flexible, materials. It bends as you move.

• ​uses art and engineering to design products

• ​They create products that we use every day (name a few)

• ​They create things as little as pencils - space ships

• ​When creating new objects they have to think about the properties of the materials that they will be using: color, texture, hardness, sound