Module 4.1: SYNTHETIC VS NATURAL MATERIALS Grades 6-8 Welcome to your Module 4.1: SYNTHETIC VS NATURAL MATERIALS Grades 6-8 Teacher Email Is this your pre or post assessment? (Pre-Assessment = 1, Post-Assessment = 2) Student ID Grade 1. Which of the following best describes synthetic materials? a. Any materials made by people: clothes, shoes, coats, socks, etc. b. Chemically created materials c. Raw materials d. Organic materials 2. Imagine you just read an article about how synthetic materials can produce more effective sporting equipment. Which of the following pieces of evidence would you find in the text? a. “Synthetic materials are created in chemistry labs, often from petroleum. While natural materials are harvested from biological organisms.” b. “Sporting equipment made from synthetic materials are better.” c. “The densities of synthetic materials tend to be lower than natural materials.” d. “Due to their physical and chemical properties, synthetic materials, such as plastic and synthetic latex, react 0.1 s faster to forces and bounce 2.0 cm higher on average.“ Time's up
