Advanced Material Properties
Compare and group everyday materials based on advanced properties: hardness, solubility, transparency, electrical and thermal conductivity, and response to magnets
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“Can your child test materials and sort them by whether they dissolve in water, conduct electricity, or are attracted to a magnet?”
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- Activity. Compare and group everyday materials based on advanced properties: hardness, solubility, transparency, electrical and thermal conductivity, and response to magnets
What to notice. Define and test for at least four properties: hardness, solubility, conductivity, magnetism • Group a set of materials based on test results for each property • Use results to explain why certain materials are chosen for specific uses (e.g. copper for wires because it conducts electricity)
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Can your child test materials and sort them by whether they dissolve in water, conduct electricity, or are attracted to a magnet?
Compare and group everyday materials based on advanced properties: hardness, solubility, transparency, electrical and thermal conductivity, and response to magnets
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- Define and test for at least four properties: hardness, solubility, conductivity, magnetism
- Group a set of materials based on test results for each property
- Use results to explain why certain materials are chosen for specific uses (e.g. copper for wires because it conducts electricity)
“Can your child test materials and sort them by whether they dissolve in water, conduct electricity, or are attracted to a magnet?”
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- Type
- Conceptual
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Matter & Materials
- Age range
- Ages 9–11
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