Objects all around (physical sciences)

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Objects All
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Standard Set 1. Physical Sciences
1. Properties of materials can be
observed, measured, and predicted. As
a basis for understanding this concept:
1.a. Students know objects can be
described in terms of the materials
they are made of (e.g., clay, cloth,
paper) and their physical properties
(e.g., color, size, shape, weight,
texture, flexibility, attraction to
magnets, floating, sinking).

Genre

Nonfiction

Comprehension Skill

Classify and
Categorize

Text Feature

• Labels

Science Content

Physical
Properties

Scott Foresman Science K.1

ISBN 0-328-23458-3

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by Nathan Tardiff


Vocabulary
float
magnet
materials
object
senses
shapes
sink
texture

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Illustration
4 Carol Stutz.
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Objects All
Around
by Nathan Tardiff


An object can be big.
An object can be small.
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An object can be hard.
An object can be soft.
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see

smell

taste

touch

hear

You can use your senses
to learn about objects.
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paper

cloth

clay

Objects are made of materials.

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Objects have shapes.

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Objects can be light.
Objects can be heavy.
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Some objects make loud sounds.

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Some objects make soft sounds.

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can bend

rough

smooth

Objects have texture.
Texture means rough or smooth.
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can not bend

Some objects can bend.

Some objects can not bend.
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float

Some objects float.

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sink

Some objects sink.

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What did you learn?
Classify and Categorize Which objects
float? Which objects sink? Which objects are
hard? Which objects are soft?

Magnets attract
some metal objects.
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