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What's it Made Of?: Home

Books in our Library on Materials

Is It Transparent or Opaque? by Susan Hughes
Call Number: 535.3 HUG
ISBN: 9780778720591
Does It Absorb or Repel Liquid? by Susan Hughes
Call Number: 530.4 HUG
ISBN: 9780778705413
Is It Flexible or Rigid? by Sheila Fletcher
Call Number: 531.382 FLE
ISBN: 9780778720546
Is It Heavy or Light? by Susan Hughes
Call Number: 531.5 HUG
ISBN: 9780778720553
Is It Hard or Soft? by Helen Mason
Call Number: 620.1 MAS
ISBN: 9780778705420
Is It Smooth or Rough? by Heather Rising
Call Number: 620.1 RIS
ISBN: 9780778720584
Is It Natural or Human-Made? by Helen Mason
Call Number: 670 MAS
ISBN: 9780778705390
How Big? How Heavy? How Dense? by Jennifer Boothroyd
Call Number: 530 BOO
ISBN: 9780761371052
Materials by Anna Claybourne
Call Number: 620.11 CLA
ISBN: 9781845389406
Materials by Carol Ballard
Call Number: 620.1 BAL
ISBN: 9780750282475
Materials by Caryn Jenner
Call Number: 620.1 JEN
ISBN: 9781445131412
Exploring Materials by Claire Llewellyn
Call Number: 620.1 LLE
ISBN: 9781445106328
Wood by Terry Jennings
Call Number: 620.12 JEN
ISBN: 9781841388229
Glass by Terry Jennings
Call Number: 620.144 JEN
ISBN: 1841388211
Metals by Terry Jennings
Call Number: 620.16 JEN
ISBN: 9781841389363
Plastics by Terry Jennings
Call Number: 620.1923 JEN
ISBN: 9781841388205
Clay by Terry Jennings
Call Number: 620.191 JEN
ISBN: 9781841388199
Metal by Chris Oxlade
Call Number: 620.16 OXL
ISBN: 9781844434367
Rubber by Chris Oxlade
Call Number: 620.194 OXL
ISBN: 9781844434381
Silk by Carol Ballard
Call Number: 677.39 BAL
ISBN: 9781844434398
Paper by Chris Oxlade
Call Number: 620.197 OXL
ISBN: 9781844434374

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Teacher Resources

What's it Made Of? by Australian Academy of Science
Call Number: 620.1 WHA

2 x Materials Kits in Primary Science at 530.4 EIS

Observable Properties
a Scootle resource
The Properties of Wool

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