SCHEDULE II

                            INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO
                 TRANSACTIONS EFFECTED DURING THE PAST SIXTY DAYS OR
                 SINCE THE MOST RECENT FILING ON SCHEDULE 13D (1)

				            SHARES PURCHASED        AVERAGE
                        DATE            SOLD(-)             PRICE(2)

COMMON STOCK-MATERIAL SCIENCES

          GAMCO INVESTORS, INC.
                      11/18/04          373,850-             *DO
                      11/16/04            7,000            16.0100
                      11/16/04            7,000            16.0100
                      11/16/04            3,500-           16.0100
                      11/16/04           10,500-           16.0100
                      11/16/04            3,500-           16.0100
                      11/16/04            3,500            16.0100
                      11/05/04            5,000-           15.0584
                      10/27/04            2,000            12.5000
                      10/27/04            2,000-           12.5500
                      10/26/04            2,000-           12.4800
                      10/15/04            1,000-           13.0000
                      10/13/04              500            12.4100
                      10/12/04            5,000            12.0792
                       9/29/04          250,000-             *DO
          GABELLI ADVISERS, INC.
                      11/16/04            1,500            15.5267
                      10/04/04            1,000-           13.7700
           GABELLI FUNDS, LLC.
               WOODLAND SMALL CAP VALUE FUND
                      11/05/04              120            15.0500

(1) UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED, ALL TRANSACTIONS WERE EFFECTED
    ON THE NYSE.

(2) PRICE EXCLUDES COMMISSION.

(*) RESULTS IN CHANGE OF DISPOSITIVE POWER AND BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP.