What If? Choosing Materials Worksheet Pack

Support your Year 4 students as they explore why specific materials are chosen for everyday products with our What If? Choosing Materials Worksheet Pack. Our What If? Choosing Materials Worksheet Pack helps learners understand that products are designed and manufactured using specific materials with specific purposes, and that the materials used must have the right properties to do the job well.

Three Printable Choosing a Material Handouts

This download includes three printable Choosing a Material Handouts, each requiring students to analyze a situation in which an object is made from an improper material. They must then determine why the material is inappropriate for its use and the determine the correct material for the job.

Download This Choosing a Material Worksheet Pack

This Choosing a Material Worksheet Pack is available in both PDF and editable Google Slides format.  To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button and choose your preferred file type.

This resource was created by Lindsey Phillips, a teacher and Teach Starter Collaborator.

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