Raw materials and manufactured products

 What are raw materials and manufactured products?

Raw materials are products we get from nature. Raw materials: 

• come from inside the Earth. 

• come from rivers and seas.

 • come from animals. 

• come from plants. 

We use raw materials to make manufactured products. 

1 Wood is used to make paper. 

2 Iron is used to make railway tracks.

 3 Cotton is used to make clothes.

How are crafts made?

Crafts are a type of manufactured product. They are made by hand with simple tools. Crafts are often made individually in a workshop. 

• Potters use clay to make ceramics. 

• Jewellers use precious metals like gold and silver to make jewellery. 

• Basket makers use grasses and vegetable fibres to make baskets. 

• Leather workers use leather from animal skins to make shoes and bags. 

• Carpenters use wood to make furniture.

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