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This wonderful set of lessons engage students in testing materials to understand their properties and discuss appropriate uses for the materials based on those properties. For example, one activity has the students examining the materials that a number of balls are made out of (plastic, rubber, aluminum, etc.) and describing the properties of the materials (light, stretchy, rigid). Next, the stude ...

This quick and succint powerpoint slide presentation is useful for teachers. It provides a quick, background overview for teachers and students on the properties of materials.