Metallic Materials

Syllabus tag: Kenya CBC | Grade 7 Pre-Technical Studies | Strand 3.0 Materials for Production | Sub-Strand 3.2 Metallic Materials (10 lessons)

Lesson objectives

By the end of this topic, you will be able to:

• Identify types of metallic materials used in the immediate environment
• Describe the physical properties of metallic materials found in the immediate environment
• Relate metallic materials to their use in the immediate environment
• Appreciate the use of metallic materials in production

Summary

This topic takes the "metallic" half of 3.1's opening split and examines it in depth -- naming specific metallic materials (steel, aluminium, copper), their physical properties (magnetism, conductivity of heat and electricity, appearance), and matching each material to how it is actually used.