This five-page 2nd grade science matching sheet links materials to jobs, following NGSS 2-PS1-2. Students first join four material descriptions, such as glass being clear, to pictures of a window, rain boots, a saucepan, and a T-shirt. They then read a table of test results for wood, sponge, foil, and rubber and pick the best material for four jobs. A final question asks them to justify one match. The answer key covers all three parts.
2-PS1-2
“Analyze data obtained from testing different materials to determine which materials have the properties that are best suited for an intended purpose.”
The job matching reads the Material Test Results table as data, and question 5 asks students to name the property that makes one material the best choice.
Students draw lines from four descriptions to pictures: rubber is waterproof and bends, metal handles heat, glass is clear, and cotton is soft.
A table lists what testing found. Wood is strong and floats, sponge soaks up water, foil bends and tears easily, and rubber is stretchy and bouncy.
Students write a letter for each job: a toy boat that will not sink, a wrapped sandwich, a spilled drink, and a ball that jumps high. The boat is done as an example.
Students pick one match and explain why that material suits its job, using a property from the test results.
Before your own tests
Use the table as a model of what test notes look like. Then run your own float and soak tests with a wood block and a sponge.
Talk partners
Foil and rubber are both waterproof in the table. Ask pairs why foil still wins the sandwich job, which pushes them to read the other properties.
Written reasoning
Check question 5 closely. The key's model answer ties the sponge to the spill because it soaks up water well, and students should name a property in the same way.
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