Kick Off Your Unit With a Natural vs. Man-Made Materials Scavenger Hunt

Bring your materials unit to life with this engaging Natural vs. Manmade Materials Scavenger Hunt Worksheet Pack! Designed to reinforce key concepts about materials and their origins, this Natural vs. Manmade Materials Scavenger Hunt challenges students to explore their classroom, school and home and identify objects made from natural and man-made materials.

Try a Materials Scavenger Hunt at School or Home

This resource includes three differentiated Materials Scavenger Hunt sheets to meet the needs of learners in different settings.

• Version 1: Materials in the Classroom
• Version 2: Materials in the School Building
• Version 3: Materials In My House

Download This Natural vs. Man-Made Materials Activity

This Natural vs. Manmade Materials Activity Pack is ready to use! It is available as both a printable PDF and an editable Google Slides file. To get your copy, click the dropdown arrow on the download button and select your preferred format.

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