Marie Jaja T.

Roa Santa Maria West Central School Schools Division of Ilocos

Marie Jaja T. Roa Santa Maria West Central School Schools Division of Ilocos
Marie Jaja T. Roa Santa Maria West Central School Schools Division of Ilocos
Absorbs means to take Repels means to move
something in such as water away
in a natural or gradual way

Marie Jaja T. Roa Santa Maria West Central School Schools Division of Ilocos
Marie Jaja T. Roa Santa Maria West Central School Schools Division of Ilocos
Absorb or Repel?

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Do the following activity:
Activity 2: Which Materials Absorb Water and Which Do
Not?
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What you need

 Basin of water  Face towel

 Dropper  Rag
 Tray  Tissue paper
 Ping-Pong balls  Wax paper
 Cotton balls  Pebbles
 Sponges  Plastic bag
 Paper  Copy of worksheet
 Popsicle stick
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What to do:
1. Choose among your group who will act as organizer,
leader and presenter.
2.The organizer will get all the materials needed for the
activity.
3.The leader will select the first object, put it in a basin,
together with the members, observes the material’s
characteristics and write them in the space provided in
the worksheet.
4.Pour a tablespoon of water into the material. Observes
what happens.
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What to do:

5.Lift up the material and squeeze. Let the water drip

down on the basin. Did the water come out? Did
the materials get wet? Is the material heavier when
wet?
6.Record your observations.
7.Do the same for each object.
8.After observing all the materials, clean up the
working table.
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 Guide Question/s:

1. What characteristics did you observe from each of

the materials before placing them in water?
2. When you added water to the material, what
happened to the water?/to the material?
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 Guide Question/s:

3. When you lifted the materials and squeezed it,

did water come out? Did the material get wet?
4. Is the material heavier when wet? Why?
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Marie Jaja T. Roa Santa Maria West Central School Schools Division of Ilocos
 Water soaks into many materials. These materials
absorb water. They are called porous.
 Porous materials are materials having small holes that
allow air or liquid to pass through.
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 There are a lot of materials that water will not soak in
to. These materials repel water.
 These non- porous materials like plastic and rubber,
does not allow water to pass through.
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Marie Jaja T. Roa Santa Maria West Central School Schools Division of Ilocos
Marie Jaja T. Roa Santa Maria West Central School Schools Division of Ilocos
1. Why do you think some materials absorbed
water and other did not?
2. Why would some people prefer plastic bag
than a paper bag?
3. During rainy days, what kind of material are
you going to use to prevent you from getting
wet? Explain why.
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