Science of Materials: KS2 Metals

Have you just completed our science activity worksheet about Metals and Magnetism? This is a quick quiz to test your knowledge!

What materials stick to a magnet?

Iron and steel are known as ferrous metals and will stick to a magnet.

Iron and Steel

Aluminium

Plastic

All of the above

Name some other properties of metals

Metals are usually hard, solid, shiny materials. Can you think of some that aren't like this?

Hard

Shiny

Solid

All of the above

What's the name of the place where magnetism was discovered?

The story goes that a shepherd was walking across a large rock of magnetite (a magnetic type of mineral) and suddenly his shoes fell apart! The shoes were made using iron nails which attached the soles to the body of the shoe. The nails stuck to the rock so the shoe broke into pieces! Do you believe this story?

Magnesia

Magma

London

The Moon

Where do we get metals from?

That's right! Ores are special rocks that contain different metals. They are mined from under the ground.

We extract them from seawater.

Minerals called ores that are found as rocks underground.

Astronauts bring them back from The Moon.

We can grow metal on trees.

Are metals a renewable or non-renewable resource?

They are non-renewable, because we can't grow more metals. Once they are used up there won't be any left.

Renewable

Non-renewable

Which kind of your recycling would stick to a magnet?

Steel food tins are made from ferrous metal so would stick to a magnet.

Aluminium can

Piece of paper

Brithday card

Steel food tin

Plastic yogurt pot

Leftover food waste

Choose the reasons why we should recycle.

All of those reasons are important. If we don't save resources and look after our planet then we won't be able to live here any more. It's up to all of us to make the right decisions about using our precious resources.

Materials are valuable and we shouldn't waste them.

So we don't have to keep making new resources.

Saving energy and carbon which helps fight climate change.

All of the above

How are magnets used in the recycling process?

Steel food cans stick to huge magnets. See the link: https://youtu.be/BuBIDn9kkY8 to see a video of how the Recycling Process works.

To crush up plastic

To lift aluminium cans

To sort out steel from mixed recycling

To turn food waste into fertiliser

Do you know the name of the type of train that uses magnets to move?

Bullet train

Steam train

Maglev train

Eurostar

Name an object that you would never make out of metal.

Trampoline

Phone

Train

Flask

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