Which is hardest?

This task is about the hardness of some objects.
How to do this task
 
Your teacher will give you some objects. 
 
a)
Put these items you have been given in an order to show them from hardest to softest.
 
 
 
_________________ (hardest)
 
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_________________ (softest)
 
b)
Explain what you did to help decide if one object was harder than another object.