Properties of

Materials
SCIENCE 5 – QUARTER 1
Day 1
Motivation

Look at the pictures found at home and identify how it is made up.
What are the properties of materials do
we use at home? Study each picture and write 3
words that describe the object.
Answer the following questions:

1. Which materials can absorb water?

2. Which materials can be broken?
3. Which materials are hard? soft?
4. Which materials can be stretched?
5. Which materials allow heat to pass
through?
Answer the following questions:

a. Why is towel used to dry up our body after

bathing?
b. What do you call materials that do not
absorb water?
c. Why is glass used to make windows,
bottles and eyeglasses?
Answer the following questions:

d. Why do we need to take extra care in handling

materials made of glass?
e. Why are materials made of wood used to make tables,
chairs and doors?
f. What do you call the materials that can be bent
easily?
g. Why do we use casserole, pan and pots made of
metal in cooking out food?
Materials have different properties according
to their uses. These properties are hardness,
softness, brittleness, absorbent,
waterproof, flexibility, durability,
transparent, conductor of heat or electricity
and insulator of heat or electricity.
Application

1. What if rain boots were made of

paper?
2. What if pans and pots were
made of plastic?
Evaluate

Identify the property of each material used at home. Choose

the best answer from the words inside the parenthesis.
1. Fabric (hard, brittle, absorbent)
2. Metal (soft, heat conductor, brittle)
3. Rubber (heat conductor, heat insulator, electric
conductor)
4. Wood (brittle, waterproof, hard)
5. Ceramic (absorbent, brittle, soft)
Homework

List down 5 materials which you can

find on your way home or at home.
Identify the property of each material.
Reminder: Do not include examples
used in today’s lesson.
Bring the following materials tomorrow. (by group)

iron nail fork

block of wood stones
chalk crayon
bamboo stick disposable spoon
hammer,manila paper, marker
Properties of
Materials
SCIENCE 5 – QUARTER 1
Day 2
Want to touch?
What you need:
iron nail, fork, block of wood, stones, chalk, crayon, eggshell
bamboo stick, disposable spoon, hammer
What to do:
1. Choose among your group members who will act as leader,
recorder, and presenter.
2. Listen to the instructions carefully.
3. Follow safety measures in performing the activity
4. Using hammer, break the materials in performing the activity
5. Identify the materials that break and do not break easily
6. Record your observation on a manila paper
 Materials which break Materials which do
easily not break easily

Guide questions:
a. What did you observe among the materials?
b. Based on your activity, which materials break
easily?
c. Which of the materials do not break easily?
Processing Questions:

1. Look at the materials that are hard. Describe

them.
2. Look at the materials that easily break. What
can you say about them?
3. What are the differences of the materials used
in the activity?
4. What did you learn in this activity?
Concepts:

Hardness is the property of an object that

makes it withstand pressure. Metals,
wood, and stones are hard. They are used
to make things that need to be sturdy like
construction materials for buildings,
bridges, and houses.
Concepts:

Brittleness refers to the ability of an

object to be easily broken or crushed into
pieces. Most of the fragile objects at
home are brittle such as glassware and
mirrors. Once these objects fall onto the
floor, they easily break into smaller pieces.
Evaluation:

Classify the following materials as to hardness or

brittleness:
1. Jalouise
2. Mirror
3. Steel Bar
4. Hammer
5. Capis
Bring the following materials tomorrow. (by
group)

• balloon
• rubber band
• rubber gloves
• plastic bag
• electrical wire
• paper clip
Properties of
Materials
SCIENCE 5 – QUARTER 1
Day 3
What to do?

•Manipulate the objects and describe

the property each object possesses
•Record the findings on the table
•Answer the guide questions that
follow
 Guide Questions:

1. What happened to the materials: balloon, rubber band, rubber

gloves, plastic bag, electrical wire, and paper clip?
2. Were there changes among the materials? Describe the
changes.
3. Which among the materials have the same characteristics or
descriptions?
4. Which among the materials have different descriptions? Why?
5. What are the properties shown by the manipulated objects?
Processing Questions:

•What are the characteristics of the

materials that possess malleability,
ductility, elasticity and flexibility?
•What is the importance of these
properties to our life and to the
environment?
Generalization:

•How does an object show

malleability, ductility, flexibility,
and elasticity?
 Concepts:

Malleability is the ability

of a metal to be
hammered or beaten flat.
Gold, silver and copper are
malleable that can be
formed into different
pieces of jewelries.
Ductility is the ability
of a material to be
stretched or pulled
out and be formed
into fine thin wires.
Flexibility is the ability of a
material to be bent without
breaking. Wires, rubber,
cloth and some plastics are
flexible materials that can
be folded, pressed or stored.
Elasticity is the
ability of a material
to be stretched and
returned to their
original form when
released.
 Application
- What other materials available at
home show malleability, ductility,
flexibility, and elasticity?
- How do these materials become
useful?
Evaluation:
Identify the property of each
material.
Name of Materials Property
1. Paper clip
2. Electrical wire
3. Empty dextrose bottle
4. Garter
5. Gold earrings
Assignment:

Answer this question:

Gold and silver are metals. Why

are these materials not suited for
electrical wires?
Assignment

Journal Writing
Gold and silver are metals. Why are these
materials not suited for electrical wires?

Sci-Art Portfolio Activity

Rubberized products like tire are widely
used nowadays but they do not easily
decompose. Design a useful material out of used
tirePortfolio
 WEEK 1 Day 4
Porosity and Density Properties of
Materials

Based from Science Exemplar

by Science Writing Team
of Batangas Province

Ppt created by: Precila R. Umali

JZMES
Review
FACT or BLUFF.

1. Malleability refers to the

ability of metals to be flattened
into thin sheet.

2. The ability of an object to be

drawn into wires or thread
refers to hardness.
3. Aluminum, which is used in
making flat roofs, is a good
example of malleability.

4. Chalk is hard than stone.

5. Most of the fragile objects at

home are brittle such as
glassware and mirror.
Motivation

Why does the ship

float in water while
needle sinks?
Iron needles sink in the water because they are
more dense than water.an iron ship floats because it
contains air within its hull and therefore the average
density of the ship as a whole including cavities and all the
air space is less than the water hence it floats.
 Activity 1 – Density
Objectives: Describe the properties of materials as density
Problem: What materials float and materials sink?
Materials: basin, 1.5 L water, 5-peso coin and a piece of wood
Procedure:
1. Pour 1.5 L of water into the basin.
2. Try to drop the 5-peso coin and a piece of wood at the same
time.
3. Observe what happen.
1. Which is heavier, coin or wood?
2. Why do you think the wood remains floating despite that it is
heavier and bigger?
3. Why did the coin sink?
4. What property of material is being described?
 Activity 2 – Porosity
Objectives: Describe the properties of materials as to
porosity
Problem: What materials absorb and does not absorb water?
Materials: 2 basin, 10 mL water, sponge and plastic cover
Procedure:
1. Put the sponge and plastic cover into different basin.
2. Drop the 5 ml of water into the sponge and what happen to
sponge and plastic cover.
3. Record your observations.

Observation:
1. Which materials absorbed water?
2. Why do you think the sponge absorbed water?
3. Why plastic cover did not absorb water?
4. What property of material is being described?
Discussion Questions

How do you describe the density of

materials?
What factors affect the density of
materials?
How do you describe the porosity
of materials?
How do you differentiate porosity
from density?
Generalization

Porosity. Porous
objects have tiny
pores that allow
them to easily
absorb liquids.
Examples of porous
object are cotton
and kitchen
sponge.
Density refers to the
amount of mass in a
given volume. It is
the property that
makes some objects
float in water.
Application

Study the chart below. List down some household

materials then classify them as to porosity and density
Evaluation

Describe whether the following materials have a POROSITY

or DENSITY.
_____1. The stone when dropped in water
sinks.
_____2. The block of wood when dropped
into water floats.
_____3. Mother used rugs to dry the wet
floor.
____4. Cotton absorbs liquid.
____5. Your brother used towel to dry his
sweat.
 WEEK 2 Day 1
Solubility and Viscosity of Materials

Based from Science Exemplar

by Science Writing Team
of Batangas Province

Ppt created by: Precila R. Umali

JZMES
 What’s the word?
Guess the missing letters to complete the
word.

S___ L ___B ___E

(Substance is said to be _________
if it can be dissolved in liquid)
Guess the missing letters to complete the
word.

V___S C O ___ S
(medicine syrup is ______ since it
cannot flow easily into the spoon)
 What is added to kakanin like
tamalis to make it more delicious?

Is it good to consider rice cakes

for your snacks? Why?
Activity 1: “Shake It Baby”
What you need:
Salt,sand,used plastic bottle with cover water
What to do:
1. Fill half of the bottle with water
2. Add a teaspoon of salt and sand.
3. Cover the bottle.
4. Shake the substance of sand and salt in the bottle of
water for 20 seconds.
5. Observe what happened to the substances inside the
bottle
1. What materials did you shake in the
bottle of water?
2. What happened to salt after shaking?
3. What happened to sand after shaking it
in a bottle of water?
4. Which substance dissolved in water?
5. What property of substance/material
does salt possess?
6. What other substance can be dissolved
in water?
Activity 2: “Pour and Flow”
What you need:
tamalis syrup or honey spoon
water plastic glass
What to do:
1. Get an empty plastic glass.
2. Pour three spoonful of water. Observe how the
water flows as you pour
water into the glass.
3. Pour three spoonful of tamalis syrup or honey
into the glass. Observe
how the liquid flow as you pour it into the glass.
1. What liquids did you pour into the
glass?
2. Which of the liquids can easily flow
into the glass?
3. Which of the liquids resist flowing or
cannot flow easily? Why?
4. What properties of liquid does syrup
have?
5. What other liquids are viscous?
Discussion and Analysis

What materials did you shake in the

bottle of water?
1.What happened to salt after shaking?
2.What happened to sand after shaking
it in a bottle of water?
3. Which substance dissolved in water?
4. What property of substance/material
does salt possess?
5.What other substances can be dissolved
in water?
6. What liquid materials did you pour into
the glass?
7 Which of the liquids can easily flow into
the glass?
8. Which of the liquids resist flowing or
cannot flow easily? Why?
9.What property of liquid does syrup have?
10.What other liquids are viscous or have
viscosity?
Application

1. It gives taste to your food, soluble in

water but too much intake of this may
harm our kidneys?
2. A kind of viscous substance that is
added to calamansi extract to cure
cough.
 3. It makes your hair soft and
manageable. It is viscous and have
different scents.
Generalization

Solubility refers to the ability of a

substance to be dissolved in
another substance.

Viscosity refers to the property of

liquids that resist flowing.
 Evaluation

Identify the property of material

described in every situation.
1. honey on top of hotcake
2. sugar in hot water
3. coffee granules placed in a cup
4. pancake syrup being poured
5. lotion on skin
Assignment

Observe the materials you

have at home.
List down 5 examples of
soluble substances and 3
liquid substances that have
viscosity.