The NCERT Class 6 Science Chapter “Materials Around Us” introduces students to the wide variety of materials found in our surroundings. This chapter helps learners understand how different objects are made up of materials such as wood, metal, glass, plastic, cotton, and rubber. It encourages students to observe, classify, and compare materials based on their properties like appearance, hardness, solubility, transparency, and conductivity.
Through interesting examples and simple activities, this chapter explains why certain materials are chosen for specific purposes — for example, metals for tools, glass for windows, and plastic for containers. By studying “Materials Around Us,” students develop a scientific approach to identify and analyze the usefulness of materials in daily life.
This lesson builds a strong foundation for further topics like separation of substances, changes around us, and matter and its properties in higher classes.
Different types of materials in our surroundings
Classification based on physical properties
Uses and importance of materials in daily life
Hands-on activities for better understanding
