A | B |
Objects around us are | made of different materials |
The materials are | plastic, wood, metal, etc.,  |
We classify materials according to | their origins and properties |
Materials can be | natural or artificial,  |
Depending on their properties they can be | flexible, resistant, transparent, etc |
Natural materials are | those we find in nature. |
They origin can be | vegetable, animal or mineral |
Vegetable materials | come from plants,  |
Vegetable materials examples | wood and cotton,  |
Animal materials | come from animals,  |
Animal materials examples | leather and silk.,  |
Mineral materials | come from rocks and minerals,  |
Mineral materials examples | marble and iron,  |
Artificial materials are made | by people,  |
To make artificial materials | the people use natural materials |
Paper is an | artificial meterial it is usually made from wood |
Was invented more than 1,300 years ago | Porcelain,  |
Materials like paper and glass | can be recycled |
Recycling means | using a material again after it has already been used. |
Plastic | was invented in 1862,  |