List of materials

Photo by James Thompson

Sis forShingle

Shingles are small, overlapping peices of a material like slate or cedar that are used to build rooves out of.

Materials

Photo by CrinkleCrankle

Sis forSleeper

Sleepers are heavy pieces of wood or concrete that are used for support. They are most commonly seen under railway tracks, but are also popular as garden edging or for making outdoor furniture.

Materials

Photo by Paul Walker

Stones, or rocks, are hard, solid, and found all over the Earth. Different kinds of rock are made from different minerals, and have different properties. Some stones are quite soft, some are extremely hard. For thousands of years, people have been making houses and statues out of stone.

Materials

Photo by Ruth Temple

Sis forStraw

wheat. It is the dried stalks of the plants after the seed heads have been cut off at harvest time. Straw is used for animal bedding, mulching gardens, as thatched rooves, making hats, and as a poor-quality animal feed. Hay is similar to straw but is a better quality animal feed.

Materials, Waste

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Sis forString

String is long, thin, flexible and is often used for tying things together, hanging things, or even stitching things together.

Materials

Photo by Betsy Weber

Tis forTar

Tar could mean any very dark, sticky substance, usually made from modified tree resin. Tar is also another word for bitumen, as is found in tar pits. Tar is very sticky and animals used to get trapped in tar pits, which preserved them.

Materials

Photo by James Lumb

Tis forTerracotta

Terracotta is a type of unglazed ceramic that is a distinctive reddish-brown color. It is most commonly used for plant pots and rooves.

Colors, Materials

Photo by Neil McIntosh

Tis forThatch

Thatching is an ancient way of making a roof on a house. Thatch is made from a thick layer of straw or reeds, and is thick enough to be watertight.

Materials

Photo by David Hunter

Tis forTile

Tiles are pieces of pottery or stone that are glued to another surface. You usually see tiles in bathrooms and kitchens, but they can be used anywhere in a house or a public area. The stuff that goes between the tiles is called grout.

Materials

Photo by Håkan Dahlström

Tis forTimber

Timber is another word for wood that is going to be used to make things out of, like furniture or houses. Timber might also mean trees that are grown for the purpose of being used to make things from.

Materials

List of materials

Sis forShingle

Sis forSleeper

Sis forStone

Sis forStraw

Sis forString

Tis forTar

Tis forTerracotta

Tis forThatch

Tis forTile

Tis forTimber

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