Types of Structures
Fasteners
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle!
Materials
100

What is a structure?

A structure is something that is built with different materials. It can be natural or man-made (for example, a house, a bridge, a nest)

100

What is a fastener?

Something that joins two or more objects together
100

What goes in the recycling?

Plastic, glass, paper, and metal materials

100

What is a material?

Something used to make an object or structure

200

What is a natural structure?

Natural structures are not made by people, they are from nature (nests, beaver dams, trees)

200

What kind of fastener can hold paper together?

Glue, Tape, Paperclip, Staples
200
What goes in the compost (green bins)?

Compost is for leftover food, like peels and apple cores

200

What is an example of a built material?

Cans, plastic, paper, glass

300
What is a built structure?
A built structure is made by people! (tents, bridges, chairs, desks, buildings)
300

What kind of fasteners can hold clothes together?

Zippers, buttons

300
Where would an apple core go?

Compost/Green bin!

300

What is one material that could be used for a pencil?

Lead, wood, sometimes metal, sometimes rubber
400

Is a bee nest a natural or built structure?

Natural!

400

What can hold wood together?

Nails, screws, sometimes glue

400

Where would an empty can go?

The recycling bin!

400

What materials could a house be made from? Yarn, bricks, paper?

Bricks

500

Is a school a natural or built structure?

A built structure!

500

Would a button or a paperclip hold fabric together better?

A button

500
Does a plastic candy wrapper go in the recycling, compost, or garbage bin?

The garbage!

500

What is an example of natural material?

Wood, wool, stone, clay