2
What is it made of?
Discover Term 2: Axis 3, Chapter 1
GoalSay that a product is made from materials, and name what a pencil and bread are made from.
New words
product · something people makematerial · what a thing is made from
Explanation
A product is something people make. Every product is made from materials. A pencil is a product. Its outside is wood. Its black middle is called graphite. Many pencils have a little rubber on top for rubbing out, held by a metal ring. Bread is a product too. It is made from flour, water and a little salt. Flour is made from wheat. Wood, graphite, rubber, metal, flour and wheat are materials.
Worked examples
A chair is a product. It can be made of wood from a tree.
A tin can is a product. It is made of metal.
Flatbread is made from flour, water and salt.
Class activity
Material hunt: with a grown-up, pick up a pencil, a spoon, a notebook and a cup. Look at each one. What is it made of? Say: “The ___ is made of ___.” Then draw your favourite product and write its materials.
Practice
1
What is the outside of most pencils made of?
Wood.
2
Is a tin can made of wood or metal?
Metal.
3
What do we call something that people make from materials?
A product.
4
Flour is made from which plant?
Wheat.
5
Name one thing in your bag and say what it is made of.
For example: a notebook is made of paper. Any correct answer is fine.