9-Year-Olds Worksheet: Exploring Man-Made Items from Natural Materials

Instructions

Let's explore how people take things from nature and turn them into the useful items we see all around us! Complete the activities below to become a material master.

Activity 1: Match the Source to the Material!

Draw a line connecting the Natural Source on the left to the Man-Made Material it helps create on the right.

Activity 2: What's It Made Of?

Look at the objects below. From the Word Bank, choose the main material each object is made from and write it on the line.

1. A notebook: _________________________
2. A window pane: _________________________
3. A water bottle: _________________________
4. A kitchen fork: _________________________
5. A bookshelf: _________________________
6. A drinking cup: _________________________
7. A ruler: _________________________

Activity 3: The Journey of an Object

Complete the sentences below by filling in the blank with the correct material (like plastic, wood, glass, or steel).

1. To make a strong table, people cut down trees to get ________________.
2. To create a clear jar for jam, people melt sand to make ________________.
3. To build the strong frame of a car, people use iron ore to create ________________.
4. To make a colorful toy building block, people use crude oil to create ________________.

Activity 4: Creative Corner!

Imagine you are an inventor! Think of a new object that would be useful or fun. Draw it in the box below and then answer the questions.

1. What is your invention called?

____________________________________________________________

2. What are the main materials you would use to build it? (Choose from Wood, Paper, Plastic, Steel, Glass)

____________________________________________________________

3. Why did you choose those materials? (For example: "I chose steel because it is strong.")

____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________

Answer Key

Activity 1: Match the Source to the Material!

• 1. Trees → C. Wood & Paper
• 2. Sand → A. Glass
• 3. Iron Ore → D. Steel
• 4. Crude Oil → B. Plastic

Activity 2: What's It Made Of?

1. A notebook: Paper
2. A window pane: Glass
3. A water bottle: Plastic (or Steel/Glass, but plastic is most common)
4. A kitchen fork: Steel
5. A bookshelf: Wood (or Steel/Plastic)
6. A drinking cup: Glass (or Plastic/Paper)
7. A ruler: Plastic (or Wood/Steel)

Activity 3: The Journey of an Object

1. To make a strong table, people cut down trees to get wood.
2. To create a clear jar for jam, people melt sand to make glass.
3. To build the strong frame of a car, people use iron ore to create steel.
4. To make a colorful toy building block, people use crude oil to create plastic.

Activity 4: Creative Corner!

• Answers will vary based on the student's imagination.