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Chemical vs Physical Changes

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Chemical vs Physical Changes

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🧪 What's the Difference?

Read the definitions below:

Physical Change: When something looks different but is still made of the same stuff inside. You can usually change it back!

Ice melting into water

Chemical Change: When something becomes completely new and different. You cannot easily change it back!

Baking cookies in oven

✂️ Cut and Paste Activity

Cut out the examples below and paste them in the correct box!

Physical Changes

Folding paper

Chemical Changes

Burning candle

✂️ Examples to Cut Out

Cut along the lines and paste each example in the correct category above!

Melting an ice cube
The ice becomes water but it's still H2O!
Ice cube melting
Burning a piece of paper
The paper turns to ash and smoke - it's gone forever!
Burning paper
Cutting your hair
Your hair is shorter but it's still hair!
Hair cutting scissors
Baking a cake
Flour and eggs become something totally new!
Baking cake
Breaking a crayon
It's in pieces but still the same crayon!
Broken crayons
Digesting food
Your body changes food into energy and nutrients!
Healthy food
Folding a piece of paper
Different shape, same paper!
Origami paper folding
Rusting metal
Iron mixes with air to make rust - a new substance!
Rusty metal
Freezing water
Water becomes ice but it's still water inside!
Ice cubes
Mixing oil and water
They don't mix but they're still oil and water!
Oil and water separation

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