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Explore Materials
Engineers work with lots of different types of materials. Explore lots of ideas about materials from camouflage and invisibility to rough/smooth and how to survey material surfaces. Engineers also design new materials – read our comic and think about what you would want a new material to be able to do
Overview
Topic:
Materials
Activity:
Science Experiments
Suitable for:
Groups, Individuals
Age range:
Time:
20 minutes
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If you Designed a Material what would it do?
Engineers use lots of different materials in their creations. Some engineers also design new materials with even better properties. This comic gives some suggestions of exciting new materials, with a range of everyday uses. What kind of material would you design?
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