Explore ways that different materials are used and why they’re chosen with a set of Combining Materials Worksheets.
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Help your students look closely at the world around them with this set of three Combining Materials Worksheet Pack. Designed for students in years 2-4, these printable pages feature clear images of familiar objects made from multiple materials. Students label each part of the object, identify the materials used, and think critically about why those materials were chosen.
This Combining Materials Worksheet Pack supporst key Chemical Sciences standards by helping students recognise that products are designed with purpose,and that material properties play a major role in how objects are designed and used.
Identify, Label, and Explain Material Choices
Across the three worksheets, students explore common objects such as a skateboard, wheelchair, and bicycle. Each page invites students to:
- Label the materials used in different parts of the object
- Identify multiple materials within a single product (e.g., metal, plastic, rubber, fabric, wood)
- Discuss or consider why each material was chosen, using property vocabulary
Download This Mixed Materials Identification Activity Pack
This ready‑to‑print Mixed Materials Identification Activity Pack is available as a printable PDF and editable Google Slides resource file. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button and select your preferred file type.
This resource was created by Brittany Kellogg, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.
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