Year 3
How are synthetic materials made from raw materials?
In this lesson we will learn about how synthetic materials are made and the raw materials they come from.
Year 3
How are synthetic materials made from raw materials?
In this lesson we will learn about how synthetic materials are made and the raw materials they come from.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- Explain that raw materials change properties when made into synthetic materials
- Describe how glass is made from sand
- Describe how the properties of sand change to the properties of glass
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4 Questions
Q1.
Synthetic materials are...
Natural and made by humans
Natural and not made by humans
Q2.
Which of the following is NOT a synthetic material?
paper
plastic
Q3.
What raw material is glass mostly made from?
cotton
wood
Q4.
Which properties of brick make it useful for building houses? Choose 3.
flexible
shiny
3 Questions
Q1.
Which of these is NOT a way to convert a raw material into a synthetic material?
heating
mixing
reacting
Q2.
Why is heat added to glass to convert it into a synthetic material?
So that it becomes shiny
To cool it down
Q3.
What does malleable mean?
An object that is highly flexible
An object that is very absorbant