Class 6 Science — Chapter 6: Materials Around Us
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What you'll learn
- ▸Introduction to Materials and Objects
- ▸Classification of Materials
- ▸Purposeful Selection of Materials
- ▸Property of Appearance: Lustre
- ▸Property of Hardness
- ▸Property of Transparency
- ▸Historical Use of Clay
Chapter Summary
--- PAGE 1 --- Chapter 6 Materials Around Us “ उपादानं भवेतस्या (मूषायाः) मृत्तिका लोहमेव च। (रसरत्नसमुच्चय-१०.३) The materials used to make the crucible (a vessel used to melt substances) are clay and iron. (Rasaratnasamuchchaya-10.3) ” 0677CH06 6.1 Observing Objects Around Us Ghulan and Sheeta are thrilled to go to their new class after the summer break. They enter their classroom and start talking. “What have you brought to school today?” asks Sheeta. Look, I I also have a have a new new notebook notebook. and a pen. After some time, Madam Vidya, their science teacher, enters the class and starts interacting with the students to draw their attention to many things they use in their daily life. She asks, “How are they similar to or different from each other? What are their shapes and colou…
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Did you know?
- 💡 Fired clay was likely the very first human-made material.
- 💡 One ounce of gold can be stretched into a wire over 50 miles long.
- 💡 Some plastics are incredibly strong, even used in bulletproof vests.
- 💡 Certain types of wood are so dense they sink instead of float in water.
- 💡 Glass is technically an amorphous solid, flowing extremely slowly over centuries.
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