Synthetic Materials Impact

Grade 6β€’45 minutesβ€’MS-PS1-3: Gather and make sense of information to describe that synthetic materials come from natural resources and impact society.

Learning Objective

I can describe how synthetic materials are created from natural resources through chemical processes and discuss their effects on society, the economy, and the environment.

Practice Questions

This lesson includes 7 practice questions to reinforce learning.

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1. Explain in your own words the difference between a natural fiber and a synthetic fiber. Give one example of each that was mentioned in the video.

2. The video mentions that synthetic fibers are made from raw materials like petroleum-based chemicals. Briefly describe the process of how these raw materials are turned into synthetic fibers.

3. Name three advantages of using synthetic fibers, as discussed in the video.

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Educational Video

Synthetic Fibres | Types, Properties and Uses | Video for Kids

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