Natural and Made Materials — Answers
Answer sheet with model answers and success criteria for the 1st Grade states of matter & materials worksheet.
Natural and Made Materials — Answers
Part A: Where do materials come from?
Read the box. Then circle the best answer.
Natural materials come from plants, animals or the ground.
Wood comes from trees. Wool comes from sheep. Cotton comes from a plant. Stone comes from the ground.
Made materials are made by people. Plastic, glass and paper are made materials. People make paper from wood.
- Arocks
- Btrees
- Csheep
- Dthe sea
Answer: trees
Wood comes from trees. It is a natural material.
- Asheep
- Btrees
- Crocks
- Dplastic
Answer: sheep
Wool is the soft hair cut from sheep. It is a natural material.
- Astone
- Bwool
- Cplastic
- Dwood
Answer: plastic
Plastic is made in factories. You cannot find plastic growing in nature.
- Anatural
- Bmade
Answer: made
People make glass by heating sand until it melts.
Part B: Match and fill
- wood
- wool
- cotton
- stone
- a plant
- a tree
- the ground
- a sheep
Answer: wood → a tree; wool → a sheep; cotton → a plant; stone → the ground
Answer: made
People make plastic. It does not come straight from nature.
Part C: True or false?
Write True or False.
Answer: True
Wood comes from trees, so it is natural.
Answer: False
Plastic is made by people in factories.
Part D: Working scientifically: material hunt
Look around your home with a grown-up. Find things made of different materials.
Model answer: Any correct example, e.g. a wooden chair (wood), a wool hat (wool), a cotton shirt (cotton).
Model answer: Any correct example, e.g. a cup (plastic), a jar (glass), a book (paper).
Marking tips
- Give credit for correct method even when the final answer slips — the working shows where the thinking went right.
- For open-ended tasks, use the success criteria as a checklist rather than looking for one "right" answer.
- Celebrate what went well first, then pick one thing to work on next.
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