Science · Stage 1
What It's Made Of
Everything is made of something — let's be material detectives!
✦ Science📘 Stage 1 · S1⏱ ~9 min🧒 Ages 5–6★ Free to start
name and sort materials, and tell an object from the material it is made of.
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Kavi's Material Detectives
Kavi peeks around the classroom with a magnifying glass 🔍 and spots a chair, a key, a bottle and a window — each one is an object. But what is each object made of? That is its material: wood, metal, plastic or glass. "Let's be material detectives!" hoots Kavi.
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What your child will learn
1Meet the materialsAn object is a thing we use. A material is what the object is made of. Tap each material.
2What is it made of?Be a material detective! Tap the material each object is made of.
3Object or material?They are not the same thing! Tap each card.
4Clue detectiveRead the clue. Guess the material, then check! Tap Next test → for more.
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A peek inside
A spoon 🥄 is hard, strong and shiny. What is it made of?
Hard, strong and shiny — just like a key.
Try this at home: Circle the things made of metal: 🔑 key · 🧴 shampoo bottle · 🥄 spoon · 🚪 door
Ready to play and learn?
Start the free interactive lesson, or print the handout for screen-free play.
Part of Science · Stage 1 · S1 on KAVI Academy — a secular, whole-child learning platform for ages 5–12.