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===About Properties===
Something can be rough or smooth, hard or soft, blue or red, [[Transparent|transparent]] or [[Opacity|opaque]], shiny or dull, firm or bendy, stretchy or stiff and [[Absorb (Chemistry)|absorbent]] or [[waterproof]].
===Examples===
|A '''property''' of [[glass]] is that it looks '[[Transparent|transparent]]'.
|A '''property''' of [[Brick|brick]] is that it has a rough [[texture]].
|A '''property''' of [[water]] is that it can be [[Pour|poured]].
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===Examples===
: [[Brick]] is hard. [[Fabric]] is soft.
: [[Salt]] is soluble. [[Sand]] is insoluble.
: [[Brick]] is opaque. [[Glass]] is '[[Transparent|transparent]]'.
: [[Metal]] is a good electrical conductor. [[Plastic (Material)|Plastic]] is a good electrical insulator.
: [[Metal]] is a good thermal conductor. Glass is a good thermal insulator.
: [[Iron]] is magnetic. [[Copper]] is not magnetic.
: 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 they behaveit behaves.
===Examples===
: [[Solid|Solids]] cannot be [[Compress|compressed]].
: [[Gold]] is more [[Density|dense]] than [[Iron]].
: [[Electron|Electrons]] are [[NegativeCharge|negativelycharged]] [[Electrical Charge|charge]]d.
: [[Metal|Metals]] are [[shiny]], [[malleable]], [[ductile]], [[sonorous]] and they can [[Electrical Conductor|conduct electricity]] and [[Thermal Conductor|conduct thermal energy]] easily.