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Materials - Properties (Describing)

Explore how we describe materials in KS1 Science using words like rough, smooth, hard, soft, stretchy, and bendy to choose the best material for each job.

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Fascinating Fact:

Rough or smooth tells us if a surface scratches or slides, like sandpaper is rough and a glass marble is smooth.

In KS1 Science, children learn to describe materials by their properties. Words like rough, smooth, hard, soft, shiny, and bendy help us choose safe, strong, and useful objects.

Key Terms

Property: A way to describe what a material is like, such as hard, soft, rough, smooth, shiny, or dull.
Rough: A bumpy or scratchy surface that grips or scratches instead of sliding easily.
Smooth: A flat, even surface that feels soft or slippery and lets things slide easily.

Frequently Asked Questions (Click to see answers)

How do you describe materials in KS1 science?

In KS1 science, children describe materials using simple words about what they feel and do, such as hard, soft, rough, smooth, bendy, stretchy, shiny, or dull.

Why is it important to know material properties?

Knowing material properties helps us choose the right material for a job, like glass for windows, rubber for tyres, or strong metal for tools and bridges.

What are examples of rough and smooth materials for children?

Rough materials include sandpaper, some stones, and certain carpets. Smooth materials include glass, polished tiles, plastic rulers, and many metal spoons.

Try These Related Quizzes

1 .

The opposite of rough is ______.

Weak

Lumpy

Bumpy

Smooth

Babies have very smooth skin

2 .

Steel girders are very ______.

Shiny

Bendy

Strong

Soft

The picture shows the Firth Of Forth Railway Bridge in Scotland

3 .

This catapult is stretchy. Another word for stretchy is _______.

Tight

Elastic

Runny

Fluid

Rubber bands are sometimes called elastic bands. Elastic bands are stretchy - they are elastic!

4 .

This man is carving stone. He uses a hammer and chisel because the rock is very ____.

Soft

Flexible

Pale

Hard

Statues are carved from stone

5 .

This is a cheese grater. The surface of the cheese grater is _____.

Rough

Smooth

Weak

Invisible

Be careful using a cheese grater - mind your fingers!

6 .

Mr Smith is polishing his car. It gleams. The surface of the metal is _____.

Dull

Transparent

Soft

Shiny

Have you ever helped to clean the car?

7 .

The pillow is very comfortable because the pillow is ____.

Soft

Hard

Weak

Strong

Is the pillow in your bed comfortable?

8 .

If you can’t see through something, it is called ______.

Transparent

Opaque

Bright

Dull

It is hard to see through opaque materials

9 .

The slinky toy is bendy. Another word for bendy is ________.

Transparent

Runny

Opaque

Flexible

Have you ever played with a slinky toy?

10 .

There is glass in these windows. You can see through the glass. The glass is ___________.

Transparent

Elastic

Plastic

Dull

You can see through transparent materials

You can find more about this topic by visiting BBC Bitesize - Describing materials

Author: David Bland (Former Physics Teacher, KS1 Science & Geography Quiz Writer)

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