Year 5 Science Properties and Changes of Materials Worksheets

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Properties and Changes of Materials

Help your Year 5 pupils master properties and changes of materials with this editable worksheet. Aligned to the England National Curriculum KS2 Science programme of study. Sign up free to Chalkie.ai to adapt this for your class.

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What is inside this Properties and Changes of Materials worksheet?

This Year 5 Science worksheet focuses on Properties and Changes of Materials. It gives pupils printable practice for this objective: comparing and grouping materials by their properties, exploring dissolving and how mixtures might be separated, and identifying reversible and irreversible changes. It can be used in class, for homework, or for extra support.

Learning focus

Pupils practise the target skill through a focused set of printable tasks.

Key learning points

  • The worksheet is built around Properties and Changes of Materials for Year 5 Science.
  • The questions support the objective: comparing and grouping materials by their properties, exploring dissolving and how mixtures might be separated, and identifying reversible and irreversible changes.
  • Tasks can be used for independent practice, small-group support, or homework.
  • The worksheet can be customised in Chalkie before printing or sharing.

How to use this worksheet

  • Review the key idea for Properties and Changes of Materials before handing out the worksheet.
  • Have pupils try the first task with support so expectations are clear.
  • Let pupils complete the main questions independently or with a partner.
  • Review answers together and ask pupils to explain one strategy or mistake.
  • Use Chalkie to customise the worksheet if pupils need more scaffolding or extra challenge.

Practice tasks

  • Use the worksheet after a lesson on Properties and Changes of Materials.
  • Set selected questions as a short homework task.
  • Use the first few questions for intervention or small-group work.
  • Ask pupils to correct one answer and explain what changed.

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Reversible and Irreversible Changes Sort

Pupils sort changes such as melting, dissolving and burning into reversible and irreversible groups. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Properties and changes of materials), covering objectives such as: explain that some changes result in the formation of new materials and are not usually reversible. Created with Chalkie.ai and fully customisable.

Material Properties Matching

Material Properties Matching

A matching activity linking materials to properties such as hardness, solubility, transparency and conductivity. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Properties and changes of materials), covering objectives such as: compare and group together everyday materials on the basis of their properties. Free to download, edit and print on Chalkie.ai.

Separating Mixtures Methods Labelling

Separating Mixtures Methods Labelling

Children label the equipment and methods used to separate mixtures: filtering, sieving and evaporating. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Properties and changes of materials), covering objectives such as: use knowledge of solids, liquids and gases to decide how mixtures might be separated. Made on Chalkie.ai and fully editable.

Dissolving and Solutions Cloze

Dissolving and Solutions Cloze

This cloze worksheet reinforces dissolving, solutions and how to recover a dissolved substance. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Properties and changes of materials), covering objectives such as: know that some materials will dissolve in liquid to form a solution. Edit, download and print for free on Chalkie.ai.

Properties and Changes of Materials End of Topic Test

Properties and Changes of Materials End of Topic Test

An end-of-topic test covering properties of materials, dissolving, separating mixtures and reversible and irreversible changes. Aligned to the England National Curriculum (KS2 Science - Properties and changes of materials), covering objectives such as: demonstrate that dissolving, mixing and changes of state are reversible changes. Download it free and customise it on Chalkie.ai.

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