Film title: Natural and synthetic
Fashion designers can create strange and beautiful clothes from many materials.
Some, like this silk scarf, are made from a natural material.
natural material
While others, like these nylon tights, are a type of synthetic material.
synthetic material
But how do we know which is which ... natural or synthetic?
Natural materials, like their name suggests, are found naturally on our planet.
They come from our Earth directly, or from its plants and animals.
natural materials
found naturally on Earth
Natural materials include stone from the ground for buildings...
stone
Wood from trees for furniture...
wood
And silk from silkworms for clothes.
silk
Natural materials can be treated to make them look different.
tanning
For example, animal skins need to undergo a process called tanning before they become leather that can be used for clothes.
leather
And cotton cloth is made by spinning and weaving the fibres of the cotton plant.
cotton cloth
Synthetic materials are not found naturally on Earth...
They have been created by humans.
synthetic materials
not found naturally on Earth
created by humans
Synthetic materials include plastics for toys,
plastics
… foam for insulation,
foam
… and nylon for tights.
nylon
Some synthetic materials are new substances created when natural materials are mixed and reacted together.
For example, steel is a strong synthetic metal made by mixing naturally occurring iron and carbon.
steel
iron
carbon
So it is sometimes difficult to spot if a material is natural or synthetic.
But the difference is that natural materials already exist on Earth...
While synthetic materials are created by humans.
natural
Synthetic
Some, like this silk scarf, are made from a natural material.
natural material
While others, like these nylon tights, are a type of synthetic material.
synthetic material
But how do we know which is which ... natural or synthetic?
Natural materials, like their name suggests, are found naturally on our planet.
They come from our Earth directly, or from its plants and animals.
natural materials
found naturally on Earth
Natural materials include stone from the ground for buildings...
stone
Wood from trees for furniture...
wood
And silk from silkworms for clothes.
silk
Natural materials can be treated to make them look different.
tanning
For example, animal skins need to undergo a process called tanning before they become leather that can be used for clothes.
leather
And cotton cloth is made by spinning and weaving the fibres of the cotton plant.
cotton cloth
Synthetic materials are not found naturally on Earth...
They have been created by humans.
synthetic materials
not found naturally on Earth
created by humans
Synthetic materials include plastics for toys,
plastics
… foam for insulation,
foam
… and nylon for tights.
nylon
Some synthetic materials are new substances created when natural materials are mixed and reacted together.
For example, steel is a strong synthetic metal made by mixing naturally occurring iron and carbon.
steel
iron
carbon
So it is sometimes difficult to spot if a material is natural or synthetic.
But the difference is that natural materials already exist on Earth...
While synthetic materials are created by humans.
natural
Synthetic
Find out the difference between natural and synthetic materials, and how they are used.
Learning points
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