Properties of materials

BASIC SCIENCE JSS1 First term

Sub-Theme: Safety, Material and Processing

Theme Understanding Basic Science and Technology

WEEK 7

Properties of materials 1

Performance objectives

Students should be able to:

1. Define what materials are
2. State the classification of materials
3. State the identification of some wood by its colour
4. State the properties of wood.

Content

Materials

Materials are substances which other things can be made easily from. Basically they can be classified into two which are metallic and non-metallic materials. Furthermore, metallic materials can be classified into ferrous and non-ferrous metals, while non-metallic materials can be divided into organic and inorganic materials.

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