Materials Science Concentration Game

Metals are materials that are good conductors of heat and electricity.
The following objects represent some of the uses of METALS:

There are many organic polymers. But these synthetic polymers were engineered to make products we use every day.
The following represent some of the uses of POLYMERS:

Read about the history of diapers!

The adhesive on the scotch tape also represents the uses of a polymer.

There are polymers in paint!

The following objects represent the uses of CERAMICS:

Ceramics are great insulators. Ceramic tiles are also used to insulate the outside of rockets.

Even toothpastes use small ceramic particles to help clean your teeth.

These objects represent the uses of COMPOSITES. Fiberglass is a composite.
A composite is a material that is made from two or more materials and has better properties than the original materials that created it.

Microchips inside the computer represent the use of materials called SEMICONDUCTORS. Semiconductors are good conductors of electricity and also good insulators. RETURN HOME