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Happy Families
“Material properties”
Card game
Amanda Griffiths
Brian Russell
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Yes
Made fromknitted cotton
fabric
StrongAbsorbant
Hard-wearingWashable
T-shirt
Easily broken down into
fibres
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XNo
ProteinCalcium
Melts easilyCan be grated
Cheese Made from milk
Food products
cannot be recycled
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Yes
Toy duck
Made from blow-moulding polypropylene
High impact strength
Thermoplastic
Range of colours
Flexible
Easily re-melted to form new
material
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XNo
Playing cards Made from laminated cardboard
Easily printed on
Wipe clean
Durable
Easily cut
Too difficult to separate the
paper fibres from the plastic lamination
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Yes
Scooter
Made from aluminium
Lightweight
Does not rust
Lightweight
Malleable
Aluminium is easily re-melted once separated
from plastic components
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XNo
Skateboard
deck Made from plywood
Strong
Flexible
Suitable for lots of finishes
The glue layers in plywood make it
unrealistic to recycle the wood
fibres
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XNo
Oven-proof dish Made from
earthenware clay then glazed
Heat resistant
Non-absorbent when glazed
Easily moulded
Once fired in a kiln ceramics
cannot be recycled
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XNo
HardwearingNon-absorbantEasily cleaned
Crockery
Made fromporclain claythen glazed
Once fired in a kiln ceramics
cannot be recycled
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Cycling shortsMade from Elastane (Lycra)
Stretchy
Washable
Yes
Textile fibres can be broken
down and reused
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Pizza boxMade from corrugated cardboard
Yes
Strong & light
Easily printed
Good insulator
Cheap
Easy to cut out
Easily broken down so the fibres can be reused to produce
low grade card
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Yes
Carrier bag Made from low density polyethylene (polythene)
Lightweight
Flexible
Easily re-melted to form new
material
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Yes
Garden seatMade from
teak
Very durable
Hardwood
Very resistant to moisture
Wood fibres can be broken down
to form wood pulp although rarely done
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Yes
Food can Made from tinplate (tin
plated steel)
Resistant to corrosion
Easy to shape and bend
Malleable
Once melted down the steel
part can be recycled
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Yes
Jumper
Soft
Warm
Absorbent
Crease resistant
Made from knitted wool
yarn
Wool fibres are easily re-used for making into other products
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XNo
OmeletteMade from
eggs
Protein
Set when heated
Add colour and flavour to other
foods
Food products cannot be recycled
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Yes
Photo frameMade from
die-cast pewter (which is mainly tin)
Low melting point
Easy to cast
Can be polished
Resistant to corrosion
Easily re-melted to form new
products
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Yes
Drinks bottleMade from
PET (Polyethylene Terepthalate)
Easy to blow-mould
Flexible
Durable
Thermoplastic
Easily re-melted to form new
material
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Yes
Candle stick Made from wrought iron
Very strong
Ferrous metal
Will rust unless coated
Easily re-melted to form new
material
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XNo
Kitchen unitMade from melamine
coated chipboard
Cheap
Manufactured board
Needs coating to become
durable
Glue content and the protective
coating makes it difficult to recycle
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Drinks cartonAluminium foil-coated
card
XNo
Easy to print on
Easy to manufacture
Cheap
Water-proof
Too difficult to separate the paper
fibres from the aluminium lamination