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==Key Stage 1==
===Meaning===
[[File:CupPlastic.png|right|300px|thumb|'''Plastic''' is a good [[material]] to make cups because it is waterproof.]]
'''Plastic''' is a waterproof [[material]] that can be melted and molded into new shapes. There are so many types of plastic the other properties are all different.
: Some '''plastics''' are transparent so they are used to make windows.
: All '''plastic''' can be melted and formed into new shapes.
==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
'''Plastic''' is a waterproof [[material]] that can be melted and molded into new shapes. There are so many types of plastic the other properties are all different.
===About Plastics===
: Some '''plastics''' are bendy so they are used to make rulers.
: Some '''plastics''' are stiff so they are used to make tables.
: Some '''plastics''' are transparent so they are used to make windows.
: All '''plastic''' can be melted and formed into new shapes.
==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
'''Plastics''' are [[material]]s made from long chain [[molecule]]s made from many [[atom]]s.
===About Plastics===
: '''Plastics''' are made from [[polymer]]s.
: The [[property|properties]] of a '''plastic''' depend on the [[polymer]] that the '''plastic''' is made from.
==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Plastics''' are [[material]]s made from [[polymer]]s.
===About Plastics===
: The [[property|properties]] of a '''plastic''' depend on the [[polymer]] that the '''plastic''' is made from.
==Beyond the Curriculum==
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