🔬 Part 1: Matter Detectives

I can: Identify particles and compare properties of substances.

Success criteria: I can use science words such as atom, molecule, property, and physical change.

Directions: Circle the best answer.

1. What is matter made of?

Particles

Sound only

Light only

2. Which is a property of a substance?

Color

A reaction

A prediction

3. Ice melting is an example of a:

Physical change

Chemical change

New element

4. A molecule is made of:

Two or more atoms joined together

Only energy

One large object

⚡ Part 2: Energy Transfer Match-Up

I can: Describe how energy moves between objects or systems.

Success criteria: I can match an example to the way energy is transferred.

Directions: Draw a line to match each example on the left with the correct idea on the right.

5. A warm spoon heats cold soup.

6. A battery makes a flashlight glow.

7. A blanket helps keep a person warm.

A. Energy is transferred from the battery to the light.

B. Energy moves from the soup to the spoon.

C. Energy transfer is slowed down.

8. Check all the choices that could make energy use more efficient.

Turn off lights when leaving a room.

Leave a door open while the heater runs.

Use insulation to slow heat transfer.

Use energy for no reason.

🧪 Part 3: Explain Your Science

I can: Use evidence to explain a change in matter or energy.

Success criteria: I can name the change, describe what happens to particles, and use one vocabulary word.

9. A piece of paper burns and turns into ash. Is this a physical change or a chemical change? Explain how you know.

10. Design a better way to keep a cup of hot water warm. Draw or describe your idea. Use the word efficient.

Differentiation: You may read the questions aloud, use a word bank, draw your answers, or explain your answers to a partner or teacher. Use a ruler or index card to read one line at a time.

Word bank: atom, molecule, property, physical change, chemical change, energy, transfer, efficient, reaction, conservation

Extension: Choose one answer from Part 3 and explain how the conservation of energy applies. Add a labeled diagram of the particles or energy transfer.