Review: Technical Materials

Each group has a bag of materials.

1. You need to identify at least 5 items with different types of materials (textiles / fabrics, plastics, metals, Construction materials, woods).
2. After that, you need to write down if it is raw materials, natural materials or processed materials.
3. You need to write down its characteristics.
4. Present your descriptions in the class as a group.

Raw Material

are obtained directly from nature.

Natural Materials

have been prepared or refined.

Processed Materials

are processed from natural materials.

Types of Materials: textiles / fabrics, plastics, metals, Construction materials, woods

Characteristics of Materials:

hard vs. soft

tough vs. fragile/brittle

plastic vs. elastic

conductive vs. insulating

ductile

malleable

1. _________ is/are made of ________.
2. _________ is/are made from ________.
3. _________ is the _________ material of _________.
4. It is _________, _________, and _________.