Physical or Chemical Change Sort
5th grade physical and chemical changes sort: place 14 pictured changes in two columns, then explain melting ice, rusting and a burning candle. Answer key.
5th Grade Physical and Chemical Changes Worksheets
5th grade physical and chemical changes worksheets: telling the two apart, signs of a chemical change, mixing substances, and showing that mass is conserved.
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Signs of a Chemical Change
5th grade signs of a chemical change worksheet: sort eight examples into five signs, then explain why boiling water bubbles are not chemical. Answer key.
Mixing Substances Investigation
5th grade mixing substances worksheet: use a results table of five kitchen mixes to decide which made a new substance and give evidence. Answer key included.
Conservation of Mass
5th grade conservation of mass worksheet: compare masses before and after melting, dissolving and fizzing, then explain the open cup drop. Answer key included.
Changes in the Kitchen Reading
5th grade reading on physical and chemical changes: follow a family making pancakes, classify five changes with text evidence and answer seven more questions.
Physical and Chemical Changes Check
5th grade physical and chemical changes check: mark six changes P or C, name two signs, find the mass of salt water and explain burning paper. Answer key.
Curriculum objectives covered
“Classify everyday changes as physical or chemical and explain the choice by whether a new substance forms.”
“Name the signs that show a new substance has formed in a chemical change.”
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“Conduct an investigation to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances.”
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“Measure and graph quantities to provide evidence that regardless of the type of change that occurs when heating, cooling, or mixing substances, the total weight of matter is conserved.”
“Read a passage closely and use details from the text to classify changes as physical or chemical.”
“Explain that a chemical change forms new substances that cannot easily be changed back, while a physical change can be reversed.”
“Classify changes as physical or chemical and name the signs of a chemical change.”
“Add the masses of the parts to find the total mass after substances are mixed.”
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