Jamies Map Man made and natural materials One

Jamie’s Map Man made and natural materials

One day, Jamie’s teacher asked the class to think about the differences between man-made and natural materials. man-made or natural ?

She explained to the class about man-made materials. . . man-made These are materials that ‘man’ has to change; to mould or modify and transform. They are then called man-made.

. . . and about natural materials. natural These are materials that are ‘naturally’ found around us. We may have to dig them out of the ground, grow them, or take them from living things.

Jamie thought about all the landmarks he’s placed on his map. Were they man-made or natural? Man-made or Natural?

He dug the map out of his school bag. Jamie’s map

And looked carefully again at all the pictures he’d drawn.

The gates. These were made of metal. Metal couldn’t be grown or dug up, or found around us naturally. It was made in a factory. These must be man-made!

The tree. This definitely grew out of the ground. Man hadn’t made this in a factory. Jamie knew for sure this was natural.

The climbing frame was a mixture of materials. This was difficult. There was a plastic slide, and plastic didn’t grow – it was made in a factory. But there was also a wooden frame and wood comes from trees, which Jamie knew were natural. Hmmm – both!

The big yellow bin was plastic – and it had rubber wheels! Both of these were materials that had to be made and moulded and transformed in factories. This was a manmade bin!

The school yard was made up of lots of little stones. Did man have to make stones in a factory? Jamie didn’t think so. . . he was sure stones could be dug out of the ground. They must be a natural material.

The playing fields were made from grass. Jamie had no problem deciding this one! Grass grew from the ground with no help from man! Grass was natural!

Hmm, the school doors. These were made from glass. Jamie knew someone who worked in a glass factory. They had big machines that transformed the natural materials into doors and windows. Glass was man-made.

The last thing on Jamie’s map was his classroom door. The door was made from wood – but it was covered in paint. The wood was natural – it came from a tree, but the paint wasn’t – it was made by man. . . another tricky one! Jamie decided it was both.

Jamie labelled his map with ‘n’ for natural and ‘m’ for man-made. m n m/n m m m/n n n

The next day, Jamie showed his map to his teacher. She was extremely pleased with all his hard work. She knew that Jamie understood the differences between manmade and natural materials very well. man-made or natural ? Jamie’s Map

Can you sort man-made and natural materials too?