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Science
Module 1
Properties of Materials

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 This module is created for the learners of region 10 learners. With
the Department of Education uprising to engage learners with the new
norms.

This module is about:

1. Use the properties of materials whether they are useful or harmful.

(S5MT-Ia-1)

Are you ready?

This module focuses on the different properties of materials that can

be classify as useful or harmful. It gives emphasis on the importance of
recognizing the physical and chemical properties of materials determining its
uses.

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How to Learn from this Module
To achieve the objectives cited above, you are to do the following:

• Take your time reading the lessons carefully.

• Follow the directions and/or instructions in the activities and exercises diligently.

• Answer all the given tests and exercises.

Lesson

Using Properties of Materials:

1 Useful Materials

• Define useful materials.

• Recognize useful materials.
• Classify materials whether they
are useful or not useful.
• Enumerate useful and not useful materials found at home.
• Draw useful and not useful materials found at home.

A. Directions: Identify the following materials. Write USEFUL or HARMFUL on the line
before each number.

__________ 1. empty bottles

__________ 2. fruit peeling

__________ 3. expired medicine

__________ 4. scratch papers

__________ 5. broken glass

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 B. Directions: Match the property in Column B that is exhibited by the materials shown
in Column A. Write the letter of the correct answer on the line before the number.

Column A Column B
__________ 1. bottle a. brittleness

__________ 2. can of kerosene b. ductility

__________ 3. galvanized iron c. flammability

__________ 4. gold bracelet d. flexibility

__________ 5. rubber ball e. malleability

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C. Directions: Write R if the statement shows a correct practice of disposing material and
write W if it is not a good practice. Write the correct answer on the line before the number.

__________ 1. After eating candy, its wrapper should be kept in the bag.

__________ 2. Kitchen waste such as fruit peeling and others can be thrown in
compost pit.

__________ 3. Recyclable materials can be sold to junk shop.

__________ 4. Dried leaves should be burned.

__________ 5. Discarded tin cans should be buried in the ground.

D. Directions: Write TRUE if the statement is correct and FALSE if it is not. Write the
correct answer on the line before the number.

__________ 1. Ice formation is an example of phase change.

__________ 2. Removing air from a flaming material will cause the flame to die out.

__________ 3. Wet soil drying under the sun is a physical change.

__________ 4. Cooked food last longer when placed inside the refrigerator.

__________ 5. When cement is mixed with water, heat is released which indicates a

physical change.

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E. Directions: Recognize the 5R techniques that can best minimize the following waste.
Choose your answer from the box on the right and write it on the line before the number.

__________ 1. aluminum cans reuse

__________ 2. broken chair reduce
__________ 3. old clothes recycle
__________ 4. plastic bag repair
__________ 5. used paper

Direction: Identify each picture inside the box and put a big ( ) on the useful
material.

1. 3.

2. 4.

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 Useful materials are materials that serve its purpose. It can be used for other
purposes. It can be recycled. It can be dumped straight into a landfill. It is something
that can be recovered from the materials.

Useful Materials

 are materials that serves its purpose

 can be used for other purposes
 can be recycled
 can be dumped straight into a landfill
 something can be recovered from the other materials.

Other examples:

1. scratch paper 5. food cartons

2. fruit peelings 6. tin can
3. bamboo 7. shampoo sachet
4. candy wrappers 8. empty bottles

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Directions: Identify the useful materials found inside the box and write them on the spaces
provided below.

empty bottles drained batteries pencil old magazine

expired medicine book broken glass plastic cup

Useful Materials:

1. ____________________

2. ____________________

3. ____________________

4. ____________________

5. ____________________

Day 1

Activity 1

Directions: Find the useful material in the word puzzle and encircle it.

S B C K S T B L P R
P H O R N K E R A E
O O S L E A I T I T
O S T N K I T A L A
N E R T O W E L P O
C T I N C A N R T S
D F O O D S C R A P
E T N P Q T E P O R
R A S B E N S T E N
C B A S I N P A S B

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 Activity 2

Directions: Choose the useful material found in each number and box it.

1. bamboo stick, broken glass

2. paint pencil

3. pillow knife

4. basin varnish

5. mothballs hose

6. paper insecticide

7. gasoline candy wrappers

8. book bleach

9. broken vase empty bottle

10. tin can drained battery

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Day 2

Activity 1

Directions: Write UM for useful material and NUM for not useful material on the space
provided before the number.
__________ 1. worn out rubber tire __________ 6. drained batteries

__________ 2. Bamboo __________ 7. fertilizer

__________ 3. old newspaper __________ 8. towel

__________ 4. tin can __________ 9. varnish

__________ 5. broken glass __________ 10. food cartons

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 Day 3

Activity 1

Directions: Enumerate 10 examples of useful materials found at home. Write your

answers inside the heart-shaped.

Activity 2

Directions: Enumerate 10 examples of not useful materials found at home. Write your
answers inside the heart-shaped.

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Activity 1

Directions: Draw 5 examples of useful materials found at home inside the box and color
them.

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 Activity 2

Directions: Draw 5 examples of not useful materials found at home inside the box and color
them.

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Directions: Supply the correct word in each blank to complete the paragraph. Choose
the answer inside the box.

Useful materials are materials that _______________ its purpose. It can be

used for _______________ purposes. It can be _______________. It can be
dumped _______________ into a landfill. It is something that can be
_______________ from the material.

* straight
*other
*recovered
* recycled
*serves

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 Directions: Let’s Play! Arrange the jumbled letters to form the correct word and write your
answer on the line.

1. E S U L U F

___________________________

2. U R P O P E S

____________________________

3. E R S E V

____________________________

4. A M E T R A I L S

____________________________

5. E R Y C L C E D

____________________________

6. U D M E P D

____________________________

7. E R O C E V R D E

____________________________

8. L N A D L L I F

____________________________

9. T O H E R

____________________________

10. T S R A I H G T

____________________________

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 Lesson
Using Properties of Materials:
2 Harmful Materials

• Define harmful materials. • Recognize harmful materials.

• Differentiate useful materials and harmful materials.
• Classify materials whether useful or harmful.
• Enumerate harmful materials found at home. • Draw harmful
materials found at home.

Directions: Put a check ( ) on the line if the material is

not useful. useful and put ( X ) if it is

__________ 1. fruit peeling __________ 6. drained batteries

__________ 2. empty bottles __________ 7. bleach

__________ 3. expired medicine __________ 8. plastic straw

__________ 4. scratch paper __________ 9. old newspaper

__________ 5. muriatic acid __________ 10. ballpen

Harmful materials are things that should be stored carefully and must be kept out of reach of
children. Harmful materials are usually useful materials too.

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Harmful Materials

 materials that are toxic to us

 can cause injury
 can be recycled
 can pollute easily the environment
 cannot be dumped straight into a landfill
 take too much time to decompose

Other examples:
1. varnish 4. insecticides 7. muriatic acid
2. acetone 5. sharp objects 8. gasoline
3. paints 6. moth balls 9. nail polish

Directions: Identify the harmful materials written inside the box on the left and write them on
the spaces provided on the right.

Harmful Materials:
1. ____________________
gasoline table
2. ____________________
candy wrapper knife
3. ____________________
pesticides bleach
4. ____________________
dishwashing soap cardboard
5. ____________________

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 Day 1

Activity 1

Directions: Find the petals with harmful materials and color them.

table
varnish ax

paper plastic bag

broken glass drained batteries

wood
ball paint

Activity 2
Directions: Draw a if it is a harmful material and ☺ if not.

__________ 1. gasoline __________ 6. pesticide

__________ 2. ballpen __________ 7. knife

__________ 3. empty bottles __________ 8. bleach

__________ 4. candy wrapper __________ 9. cardboard

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 __________ 5. broken glass __________ 10. tabl

Day 2

Activity 1

Directions: Write TRUE if the underlined word is correct and if it is false, change the underlined
word to make it correct. Write your answer on the space provided before each number.
__________ 1. Useful material serves its purpose.
__________ 2. Harmful materials are toxic.
__________ 3. Useful material cannot be dumped straight into a landfill.
__________ 4. A harmful material cannot pollute the environment.
__________ 5. Harmful materials can caused injury.
__________ 6. Useful material can be recycled.
__________ 7. A fruit peeling is an example of harmful material.
__________ 8. Useful material takes too much time to decompose.
__________ 9. Harmful material can be dumped straight into a landfill.
__________10. Pesticides is an example of harmful material.
Activity 2

Directions: Supply the correct word in each statement. Choose the correct answer inside the box
and write your answer on the line.

can purpose

cannot decompose

useful harmful

recovered injury

pollute recycled

1. Useful material can be _______________ straight into a landfill.

2. _______________ materials are toxic. 3. Useful materials
can be _______________.
4. Harmful materials can cause _______________.
5. Harmful materials take too much time to _______________.
6. Useful material serve its _______________.

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7. _______________ can be used for other purposes.
8. Harmful materials can _______________ the environment easily.
9. Useful materials are something that can be _______________ from the other materials.
10. Harmful materials _______________ be dumped straight into a landfill.

Day 3

Activity 1

Directions: Write UM for useful material and HM for harmful material on the space provided
before the number.

__________ 1. paper __________ 6. scratch paper

__________ 2. varnish __________ 7. drained batteries

__________ 3. insecticides __________ 8. plastic bottle

__________ 4. rubber band __________ 9. vegetable peeling

__________ 5. bottled glass __________ 10. old book

Activity 2

Directions: Classify the following materials whether they are useful or harmful. Write them
on their respective columns below.

drained batteries candy wrapper

empty bottles bleach

paper
old magazine

gasoline thinner

paint
pillow

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 Useful Materials Harmful Materials

1. 1.

2. 2.

3. 3.

4. 4.

5. 5.

Day 4

Activity 1

Directions: Enumerate 5 harmful materials and 5 useful materials found at home.

Harmful Materials Useful Materials

1. ____________________ 1. ____________________

2. ____________________ 2. ____________________

3. ____________________ 3. ____________________

4. ____________________ 4. ____________________

5. ____________________ 5. ____________________

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Activity 2

Directions: Draw 5 examples harmful materials found at home inside the box and color them.

Directions: Supply the correct word in each blank to complete the paragraph. Choose
the answer inside the box.

* toxic
*decompose
Harmful materials are __________ to us. It can
cause __________. It cannot be dumped __________ *pollute
into a landfill. It can __________ the environment * injury
easily. It also takes too much time to *straight
_______________.

Directions: Find Me Out! Find the words in the box below; encircle the words either
horizontal, vertical or diagonal.

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 R P E S T I C I D E S D
H U R E C Y C L E D T E
A R S T E S B A T N D
R P C E B E F C E P U O
M O G I F C G M C O M M
F S H I X U N D I L P P
U E N W D O L O H L E O
L K O D R F T N K U D S
T O N I N J U R Y T N E
D J V S R N T L M E P D
P N R E C O V E R E D R
E L A N D F I L L T Q S

Lesson

3 Physical Properties of Matter

* ENVIRONMENT * INJURY * RECYCLED

* HARMFUL * LANDFILL * DUMPED
* PESTICIDES * POLLUTE * RECOVERED
* USEFUL * DECOMPOSED * KNIFE
* TOXIC * PURPOSE * WOOD

Objectives:

1. Define physical property

2. Enumerate the physical properties of matter.
3. Classify materials based on the physical property they belong.

Directions: Draw if it is a harmful material and ☺ if not.

__________ 1. gasoline __________ 6. pesticide

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 __________ 2. ballpen __________ 7. knife

__________ 3. empty bottles __________ 8. bleach

__________ 4. candy wrapper __________ 9. cardboard

__________ 5. broken glass __________ 10. table

Properties of matter can be classified as physical or chemical. Physical

properties can be observed without any changes in its composition such as hardness,
brittleness, flexibility, elasticity, conductivity, malleability, and ductility. On the other
hand, chemical properties are characteristics that can only be observed when the
composition of materials has changed. Combustibility, flammability, and
biodegradability are some examples of chemical properties.

PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF MATTER

• Transforming form one state of matter without changing its composition.

These are the different properties of matter.

Hardness is the ability of a material to nr rigid and resist pressure that

may cause deformation or change in its shape.

ex. metal wood diamond

Brittleness is the ability of solid materials that when subjected to

high pressure or stress, they tend to crumble or break easily

ex. Glass porcelain mirror

Flexibility is the ability of a material to be bent without breaking.

ex. thin metal wires plastic strings

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Elasticity is the ability of a material to be stretched and the return to
its original form

ex. rubber band garter

Conductivity is the ability of a material to allow heat and electricity

to pass through it.

ex. metal copper wire

Malleability is the ability of a material to be formed into different shapes.

e.x gold aluminium silver

Ductility is the ability of a material to be drawn into thin wires.

ex. electrical wires

Porosity is the ability of a material to absorb liquid well.

ex. paper cloth

DAY 1.

Directions: Classify the following materials based on the physical

properties they have.
Activity 1.

steel cabinet rubber band hammer sardines can wooden

chair plastic cup diamond clay pots metal rod mirror
wine glass porcelain electrical wires wine glass silver
gold

Properties Solid materials

Hardness

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 Elasticity

Malleability

Ductility

Brittleness

Activity 2.

Directions: Lists down some materials found at home that have the
following physical properties of matter.

Hardness

Brittleness

Flexibility

Elasticity

Ductility

DAY 2. Activity 1
Directions: Read and understand the following questions carefully.
Write the letter of the correct answer on the space given before
the number.

_____1. All of the following are physical properties of matter EXCEPT

a. hardness b. elasticity c. ductility d. combustibility

_____2. It is the ability of a material to be rigid and can resist pressure.

a. brittleness b. hardness c. ductility d. flexibility

_____3. Which of the following materials has the ability to be stretched and
return to its original form?
a. diamond b. aluminum c. gold d. rubber band

_____4. Which is a good conductor of heat and electricity?

a. plastic cup b. metals c. rubber band d. wood

_____5. All of the following materials can be hammered into thin

sheets EXCEPT
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a. aluminum b. silver c. diamond d. gold

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