How Do We Classify Materials?

by Yvonne Pearson

Overview

Scientists put things into groups so they are easier to study. Materials have different properties. What are they, and how they are grouped? Let’s investigate materials!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781666324853
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2022
Series:	Science Inquiry
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	32
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	5 - 8 Years

About the Author

Yvonne Pearson has written 16 books for children, including her picture book Sadie Braves the Wilderness. She was a 2018 Loft-McKnight Writing Fellow and has received other awards as well. Poetry is another literary love. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband but escapes winters in California.

Table of Contents

Finding Out about Materials 4

Classifying Materials 8

Transparent or Opaque 12

Hard or Soft 14

Rough or Smooth 18

Flexible or Rigid 20

Many Ways to Group 22

Choosing the Right Material 24

Glossary 30

Read More 31

Internet Sites 31

Index 32

About the Author 32

Words in bold are in the glossary.

Interviews

Inquiry-based focus on Next Generations Science Standards physical science topics;