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Material Clues at the Art Table

Use art room observations to compare and sort materials by color, texture, hardness, and flexibility.

Grade 2ScienceInteractive · Printable

Aligned to2-PS1-1

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1 NGSS standard
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13 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: Science
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Circle the answer, Sorting, Short answer

About this worksheet

What students practice

Students sort art materials by observed color, texture, hardness, and flexibility.
Students use observations to compare materials that share some properties but differ in others.
Students explain a material choice using evidence about its properties.

How to use

Read the sample notes together and keep them visible throughout the worksheet. Students can work with a partner to explain their sorting rules before recording answers.

Curriculum

NGSS standard covered

2-PS1-1

Sort materials by properties such as color, texture, hardness and flexibility.

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Material Clues at the Art Table

Use observations to sort art materials.

Notice the Properties

Read the art room notes. Use them to answer each question. You may look back at the notes at any time.

Art Room Sample Notes

Nia and Omar are choosing materials for a classroom collage. Their teacher checks six samples for safe handling. The children look at each sample's color and gently feel its texture. They press each sample the same gentle way to check hardness. A soft sample dents under the press; a hard sample does not. Then they gently try to bend each sample to check flexibility. They do not force any sample to bend. They use the same tests for every sample and record what happens.

Sample A: Red felt. Fuzzy texture. Soft. Bends easily.

Sample B: Blue felt. Fuzzy texture. Soft. Bends easily.

Sample C: Yellow craft foam. Smooth texture. Soft. Bends easily.

Sample D: Red plastic tile. Smooth texture. Hard. Does not bend in the gentle test.

Sample E: Blue wooden block. Rough texture. Hard. Does not bend in the gentle test.

Sample F: Yellow plastic strip. Smooth texture. Hard. Bends easily.

Match each sample to its texture.