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K-3Shaping Materials series.
Properties of materials are explored through clear explanatory text, photos, and activities. Both books look at materials that are elastic, those that don't spring back from stretching or squashing, and brittle materials that break under those conditions. The included activities are easy to perform and use everyday items. Inviting additions to primary-grade STEM curricula. Reading list. Glos., ind. Review covers these Shaping Materials titles: Squash It! and Stretch It!.