Object or material?
Two spoons. One is steel. One is wood. What is the same? What is different?
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The idea
Both are spoons, so the object is the same. The materials differ: steel and wood.
- Object — the thing itself. A spoon, a chair, a bucket.
- Material — what the object is made of. Steel, wood, plastic.
One object can be made of many materials. One material can make many objects.
Step 1 of 4
- Two spoons. Same shape. Same name: spoon.
- The left spoon is steel.
- The right spoon is wood.
- Same object. Different material.
| Object | Material |
|---|---|
| Steel spoon | Steel |
| Wooden ruler | Wood |
| Glass tumbler | Glass |
| Rubber band | Rubber |
A pencil has more than one material. Graphite is the black part you write with. The other parts are wood and often rubber.