This kit includes a variety of materials with different dimensions in the form of rectangular blocks, intended to familiarize the students with the appearance, 'feel', texture, hardness and density of a range of common substances.
The kit comprises two of each of the seventeen blocks as below.
- Materials with Block Dimensions= 50x40x30mm include:
o Softwood, Hardwood, Paraffin wax, Aluminium, Iron, Foamed polystyrene
- Materials with Block Dimensions = 20x20x100mm include:
o Perspex, Glass, Slate, Aluminium, Softwood, Marble.
- Lead, Block Dimensions: 50x50x20mm
- Aluminium, Block Dimensions: 50x50x80mm
- Hardwood, Block Dimensions: 50x50x200mm
- Brass, Block Dimensions: 20x20x50mm
- Iron, Block Dimensions: 40x40x20mm.