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Key Stage 1
Meaning
A property is what a material is like.
About Properties
Something can be rough or smooth, hard or soft, blue or red, see through or not see through, shiny or dull, firm or bendy, stretchy or stiff and absorbent or waterproof.
Examples
- Glass is 'see through'.
- Bricks are rough.
- Water can be poured.
Used in a Sentence
- A property of glass is that it looks 'see through'.
- A property of bricks is that they have a rough texture.
- A property of water is that it can be poured.
Be Careful!
Hot or cold and heavy or light are not properties. They can describe something, but they are not properties. Ask yourself; Can I change it? If the answer is yes, then it is a property of the material. If the answer is no, then it is not a property of a material. For example; a brick is rough, hard, redish brown, not see through, 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 is not as heavy. So heavy and light are not properties. 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.
Key Stage 2
Meaning
A property is description of a material and how it behaves.
- Noun: Property
About Properties
Properties are adjectives that we use to describe materials.
Examples
- Glass is 'transparent'.
- Metal can conduct electricity.
- Plastic is bendy.
Used in a Sentence
- A property of glass is that it is 'transparent'.
- A property of metals is that they can conduct electricity well.
- A property of plastic is that it can be bent easily.
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A description of a material and how it behaves.
Examples
- Solids cannot be compressed.
- Gold is dense compared to Iron.
- Electrons are negatively charged.
- Metals are shiny, malleable, ductile, sonorous and they can conduct electricity and conduct thermal energy easily.
Used in a Sentence
- A property of solids is that they cannot be compressed.
- A property of Gold is that it is more dense than Iron.
- A property of an electron is that it has a negative charge.
- The properties of Metals are that they are shiny, malleable, ductile, sonorous and they can conduct electricity and conduct thermal energy easily.
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