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Sorting Materials into Groups — Syllabus
Gujarat Board · Class 6 · Science
What Sorting Materials into Groups covers in Gujarat Board Class 6 Science: 4 topics, for the 2026-27 session.
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4 Topics · Gujarat Board Class 6 Science · 2026-27
Topics in Sorting Materials into Groups
1
Objects Around Us and Their Materials
- Every object around us is made of one or more materials.
- Common materials include wood, metal, glass, plastic, cotton, paper, mud, leather, and rubber.
- A single material can be used to make many different objects. For example, wood is used to make chairs, tables, doors, and cricket bats.
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Properties of Materials
- We choose materials for making objects based on their PROPERTIES.
- The main properties studied in this chapter are: Appearance (lustre), Hardness, Solubility, Floating or Sinking, and Transparency.
- Different materials have different properties, which is why different materials are used for different purposes.
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Appearance: Lustre and Hardness
- LUSTRE means a shiny appearance on the surface of a material.
- Metals like iron, copper, aluminium, and gold have lustre — they appear shiny.
- To see the lustre of a metal, look at its freshly cut surface, because air and moisture can make metals appear dull over time.
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Solubility: Soluble and Insoluble Materials
- When a solid substance is added to water and stirred, it may completely dissolve or it may not.
- SOLUBLE substances: completely dissolve in water and disappear. Example: salt, sugar, copper sulphate.
- INSOLUBLE substances: do not dissolve in water, even after stirring for a long time. Example: sand, chalk powder, sawdust.
Key Concepts
Materials are the substances fromLustre refers to the shinyHardness refers to how difficultSolubility is the ability ofSome materials and objects float on
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Key topics in Sorting Materials into Groups include Objects Around Us and Their Materials, Properties of Materials, Appearance: Lustre and Hardness, Solubility: Soluble and Insoluble Materials. Study these first, then practise questions on each for Class 6 exams.
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