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Question 14 Marks
Suppose you find a shining spoon. You don't know if it is made of metal or whether it is made of some other material and then painted with shiny paint. How would you find out?
Answer
We can find the material used in spoon in the following manner
→ Rigid and hard- Metals are very hard because they cannot change its shape.
→ Shine -Metals have a shiny surface.
→ Sound -Whenever we hit the metal to any surface, it creates a sound.
→ Spoon has all the three features given above, thus, we can say that spoon is made up of metal.
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Question 24 Marks
List five objects and pair them with a material that is not suitable for it! Explain why these materials will not work to make these objects. One example is done for you
ObjectsMaterialsReasons
UmbrellaPaperPaper will tear if it gets wet in the rain.
   
   
   
   
Answer
ObjectsMaterialsReasons
UmbrellaPaperPaper will tear if it gets wet in the rain.
BedsheetsAluminumIt will tear if we sit on it.
BalloonGlassAir cannot be blown inside it.
TableFabricIt will fall if we keep any object on it.
Bottle OpenerRubberRubber opener will not be able to open a bottle.
 
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Question 34 Marks
Chain game
In the table below, Khushi has grouped objects according to the materials that they are made of. Her list of objects is in the first column of the table. The names of the materials are in the second column.
The third column of the table is for you to complete. Here write the names of some objects you have seen that are made from that material. Some objects around you may be made from materials not in this list, e.g., clay and rubber are missing in Khushi's list. Use one of these to add an additional row in the table.
Khushi's listName of the materialObjects made of this material which are in your classroom or
Table, chair, doorWoodFor example, Pencil
Door, hinges, nailsMetal 
Window panes, light bulbGlass 
Electric switchesPlastic 
Answer
The complete list for Khushi's classroom materials is given below in the table.
Khushi's listName of the materialObjects made of this material which are in your classroom or
Table, chair, doorWoodFor example, Pencil
Door, hinges, nailsMetalKnife
Window panes, light bulbGlassMagnifying glass, spectacles
Electric switchesPlasticGeometry box, water bottle
EraserRubberWater bottle covers
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Question 44 Marks
Let us colour the world!
Collect two or three see through bags, bottles or thin cloth of different colours. Look at a sheet of white paper through them.
Q.1 Does the colour of the paper appear to change?
Q.2 Does white paper appear different when you look at it through thin blue plastic or glass? Or, thin yellow plastic or glass?
Q.3 Do the colours of different objects appear to change? How did a blue object look through thin yellow plastic?
Q.4 Have you earlier experienced looking through coloured transparent objects? Try to recall such experiences.
Answer
1. Yes, the colour of the paper appears to change.
2. Yes, the white paper appears blue when we look it through a blue plastic or glass. Similarly, it will appear yellow if we look at it through the yellow plastic or glass.
3. Yes, the colours of different objects appear to change when they are looked through another colour object.The blue object will appear black if we look it through yellow plastic.
4. Yes, I have experienced looking through coloured transparent objects earlier also. When we play Holi, we look each other through water filled balloons.
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Question 54 Marks
Collect a few small objects of different materials from your surroundings like bottles, papers, cloth and utensils, etc. Look at a light bulb or a candle flame through them. You can see through some objects very clearly, you can partially see through some others, while you cannot see through some objects at all. Order these objects from those you can see through very clearly, to those you cannot see through at all.
See through ,clearly See through partially ,Cannot see through at all
Answer
See through clearly See through partiallyCannot see through at all
GlassBottlesPaper
Magnifying GlassButter paperCloth
SpectaclesBalloonUtensils
Transparent plastic sheetIce cubeWooden Door
Empty glass jarOil paperBook
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