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==Key Stage 1==
===Meaning===
A '''property''' is what a [[material]] or [[object]] is like.: Singular [[Noun]]: '''Property''': Plural [[Noun]]: '''Properties'''
===About Properties===
Something can be rough or smooth, hard or soft, blue or red, [[Transparent|see throughtransparent]] or [[OpaqueOpacity|not see throughopaque]], shiny or dull, firm or bendy, stretchy or stiff and [[Absorb (Chemistry)|absorbent]] or [[waterproof]].
===Examples===
{| class="wikitable"|-|[[File: GlassBroken.png|center|200px]]|[[GlassFile:BrickRed.png|center|200px]]|[[File:Water.png|center|200px]]|-|A '''property''' of [[glass]] is that it looks '[[Transparent|see throughtransparent]]'.: |A '''property''' of [[Brick|Bricksbrick]] are is that it has a rough[[texture]].: |A '''property''' of [[Waterwater]] is that it can be [[Pour|poured]].|}
===Used in a SentenceNote to Teachers===: A '''property''' of [[glass]] is that it looks '[[Transparent|see through]]'.: A '''property''' of [[Brick|bricks]] is that they have a rough [[texture]].: A '''property''' of [[water]] is that it can be [[Pour|poured]]. ===Be Careful!===Hot or cold and heavy or light are '''careful not mix the properties'''. They can describe something, but they are not of a material for the propertiesof an object. Ask yourself; Can I change itwithout changing what it is made from? If the answer is yes, then it is not a property of the material. For example; a brick is rough, hard, redish brown, not see throughopaque, dull, firm, stiff and a little bit absorbent. If I cut a brick in half it is still all of those things, but now it .*''Hot or cold'' is not as heavy. So heavy and light are not propertiesa property of a material. If I put a cold brick in an oven it still has all the same properties, but now it is hot. So hot and cold are not properties of a material.*''Heavy or light'' are not properties of a material. If I cut a some brick in half then it is not as heavy anymore, so heavy and light are not properties of a material.*''Solid, liquid or gas'' are not properties of a material because it depends on temperature. However, you can state them as properties if you say 'at room temperature' at the end. Brick is solid at room temperature. Water is liquid at room temperature.
==Key Stage 2==
===Meaning===
A '''property''' is [[Describe|description]] of a [[material]] or an [[object]] and how it behavesthey behave.
: '''[[Noun]]''': Property
===About Properties===
: '''Properties''' are adjectives that we use to describe [[materials]].: '''Properties''' you should know are:*[[Hardness]]*[[Solubility]]*[[Opacity]]*[[Electrical Conductivity]]*[[Thermal Conductivity]]*[[Magnetic Susceptibility|Response to Magnets]]
===Examples===
: [[Brick]] is hard. [[Fabric]] is soft.: [[Salt]] is soluble. Sand is insoluble.: [[Brick]] is opaque. [[Glass]] is '[[Transparent|transparent]]'.: [[Metal]] can is a good electrical conductor. [[conductPlastic (Material)|Plastic]] is a good electrical insulator.: [[electricityMetal]]is a good thermal conductor. Glass is a good thermal insulator.: [[Plastic (Material)|PlasticIron]] is magnetic. [[Copper]] is bendynot magnetic.
===Used in a Sentence===
: A property of [[glass]] is that it is '[[Transparent|transparent]]'.
: A property of [[Metal|metals]] is that they can [[Electrical Conductor|conduct electricity]] well.
: A property of [[Plastic (materialMaterial)|plastic]] is that it can be bent easily.
==Key Stage 3==
===Meaning===
A '''property''' is [[Describe|description]] of a [[material]] or an [[object]] and how it behaves.
===Examples===
: [[Solid|Solids]] cannot be [[Compress|compressed]].
: [[Gold]] is more [[Density|dense]] compared to than [[Iron]].: [[Electron|Electrons]] are [[NegativeCharge|negatively]] [[Charge|charged]].
: [[Metal|Metals]] are [[shiny]], [[malleable]], [[ductile]], [[sonorous]] and they can [[Electrical Conductor|conduct electricity]] and [[Thermal Conductor|conduct thermal energy]] easily.