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.
Key Stage 3
A material that is a good conductor of electricity and a good conductor of thermal energy.