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Changes Cut and Paste

Read each change card. Cut out the cards and sort them into the two categories in the sorting chart. Then complete the questions below. A physical change changes a material’s size, shape, or state without making a new substance. A chemical change makes one or more new substances.

Sorting Chart

Paste each cut-out card in the correct category. Think about whether a new substance forms.

PHYSICAL CHANGE Paste cards here.

CHEMICAL CHANGE Paste cards here.

Cut along the card edges. Sort all eight cards in the chart above.

An ice pop melts on a warm day.

A match burns and leaves ash.

Wyatt folds a paper napkin.

A steel skate blade rusts.

Harper snaps a wooden stick in two.

Andre bakes a cake from batter.

A puddle of water freezes into ice.

A slice of bread turns brown in a toaster.

Check What You Know

Choose the best answer for each question.

1.Which change makes a new substance?
  • Water freezing into ice
  • A paper clip bending
  • A candle wax melting
  • A log burning
2.A piece of clay is pressed into a new shape. Is this a physical change or a chemical change?
3.True or false: When an egg is cooked, it can easily be changed back into a raw egg.
TrueFalse
4.Explain why tearing a sheet of paper is a physical change, even though it may be hard to put the pieces back together.

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  • Changes Cut and Paste, page 1 of 2: Sorting Chart, Check What You Know

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  • Changes Cut and Paste, page 2 of 2: 4. Explain why tearing a sheet of paper is a physical change, even though it may be hard…

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