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Week 01 · What Is It Made Of?

Tuesday

Words for properties
// Describe materials by their properties
⏱ about 15 min

Tuesday: Words for properties

Rocket wants his helper to have soft feet.

He holds up the wooden block. "Is this soft?"

Raven taps it. "What do you notice?"

"It is hard," Rocket says. "And it does not bend."

Nova flashes a list in the air. "Scientists use property words. Can you find more?"

Four kinds of properties

A property is something you can notice about a material.

Scientists use property words to describe what they see and feel.

PropertyAskWords you can use
colorWhat color is it?red, blue, clear, brown
textureHow does it feel?rough, smooth, fuzzy, bumpy
hardnessDoes it squish when I press?hard, soft
flexibilityCan it bend?flexible (bendy), stiff

Flexible means it can bend without breaking.

A rubber band is flexible.

A wooden block is stiff.

PICK THE PROPERTY WORD
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
You press a pillow and it squishes. Which word fits?
A rubber band bends and stretches. Which word fits?
Which word tells about texture?
SentenceTrue or false?
Rough and smooth are texture words.?
A wooden block is flexible.?
Color is a property.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEA wooden block is stiff. It does not bend.
Try it
Rub your sleeve.
Then rub a table.
Which one feels smooth?
PROPERTY MATCH
  • Read the question.
  • Tap your answer.
Which question checks hardness?
Fuzzy is a word for which property?
Clear is a word for which property?
Rocket found the block does not bend. Which word fits?
SentenceTrue or false?
A property is something you can notice.?
A rubber band is stiff.?
Bumpy is a texture word.?
Hard and soft tell about hardness.?
WHY THIS EXERCISEProperty words help scientists describe materials clearly.
Draw something rough and something smooth. Label each.

Word Spot: because, been, high

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Because: B-E-C-A-U-S-E.

Been: B-E-E-N.

High: H-I-G-H.

FIND THE WORD
  • Listen to the word.
  • Tap it.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
Find the word you hear.
FILL THE GAP
  • Listen to the sentence.
  • Tap the missing word.
I wear a coat ___ it is cold.
We have ___ busy all day.
The kite flew ___ in the sky.

Super describing! Tomorrow you test real materials with your hands.

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