Natural materials come from living things or the ground and include cotton, wood, feathers, wool, leather, slate and crude oil. Manufactured materials are made by people by transforming natural materials through processes like cutting down trees to make paper, shearing sheep to make fabric from wool, and refining crude oil to make plastic. These materials are then used to create various products.
7. We make paper from wood
Trees are cut down
The trees are
transported to a
factory
The wood is processed into paper
Paper is used to
make books and
other products
8. We make fabric from wool
Sheep are
sheared to
obtain wool
The wool is
transported to
a factory
The wool is processed into fabric
Fabric is used to
make clothes and
other products
9. We make plastic from crude oil
Crude oil is
extracted from
underground
deposits
The oil is transported to a factory
The oil is
refined and
processed into
plastic
Plastic is
used to
make lots
of different
products