Hands-On Material Testing Experiments for Grade 1 Science Class

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 🔍 What is Material Testing? It's when we do experiments to learn about what things are made of and how they behave.
• 💪 Strength: How much can something be bent or stretched before it breaks?
• 💧 Absorbency: How well does something soak up water?
• 📏 Flexibility: Can you bend something easily without it breaking?
• 🧊 Hardness: Can something be scratched easily?
• ☀️ Things We Can Test: Paper towels, fabrics, wood, plastic, and more!

🧪 Practice Quiz

1. What are we trying to learn about when we do material testing?
   1. The color of things.
   2. What things are made of and how they behave.
   3. How things taste.
2. Which of these tests tells us how much something can be bent or stretched before it breaks?
   1. Strength Test
   2. Absorbency Test
   3. Flexibility Test
3. What does 'absorbency' mean?
   1. How shiny something is.
   2. How well something soaks up water.
   3. How heavy something is.
4. Which of these materials is MOST likely to be flexible?
   1. A rock
   2. A rubber band
   3. A wooden block
5. Which test helps you figure out if something can be scratched easily?
   1. Hardness Test
   2. Strength Test
   3. Absorbency Test
6. Which of the following can be tested for its absorbency?
   1. A metal spoon
   2. A paper towel
   3. A glass window
7. What kind of test would you use to find out if a piece of wood is strong enough to hold a heavy book?
   1. Absorbency Test
   2. Strength Test
   3. Hardness Test