Difference between revisions of "Metal"
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'''Metals''' are used to make knives and forks because they are hard and smooth. | '''Metals''' are used to make knives and forks because they are hard and smooth. | ||
'''Metals''' are used to make wires because they are bendy. | '''Metals''' are used to make wires because they are bendy. | ||
| + | '''Metal''' can be used to make hammers because it is hard and strong. | ||
==Key Stage 3== | ==Key Stage 3== | ||
A [[material]] that is a good [[Electrical Conductor|conductor]] of [[electricity]] and a good [[Thermal Conductor|conductor]] of [[thermal energy]]. | A [[material]] that is a good [[Electrical Conductor|conductor]] of [[electricity]] and a good [[Thermal Conductor|conductor]] of [[thermal energy]]. | ||
Revision as of 15:36, 7 August 2018
Key Stage 1
Meaning
Metal is a hard, smooth, shiny, bendy and opaque material.
About Metals
There are many different types of metal but they are all similar in their properties. Metals are used to make knives and forks because they are hard and smooth. Metals are used to make wires because they are bendy. Metal can be used to make hammers because it is hard and strong.
Key Stage 3
A material that is a good conductor of electricity and a good conductor of thermal energy.