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Popcorn Heat Changes

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Popcorn Heat Changes

The play crew is getting a snack ready. Look carefully at what heat does to popcorn. Circle, draw and tell what you notice. An adult handles the hot popcorn maker.

Before and after

Think about how the popcorn changes when it gets hot.

1.Amira finds a kernel before it is heated. Which words tell what it is like? Choose two.
  • Hard
  • Small
  • Fluffy
  • Soft
2.Draw a hard kernel on the left and popped popcorn on the right. Show how they look different.
3.Arjun asks what makes the kernel pop. Circle the best answer.
  • Heat
  • A cold breeze
  • Moonlight

What does heat do?

Heat can make materials change. A popcorn kernel has a little water inside it. When heated, the water becomes steam. Pressure builds inside the kernel until it pops open. The popped popcorn is bigger and fluffy. It cannot turn back into the same hard kernel.

4.Fill the gaps: Heat makes the water inside a kernel turn into . The kernel then .
5.Hamish-Mae sees the popped corn. Is it bigger or smaller than the kernel?
  • Bigger
  • Smaller
6.True or false: Popped popcorn can change back into the same hard kernel.
TrueFalse

Spot the change

Use your drawing of the kernel and popped popcorn from the earlier drawing activity to think about what changed.

7.Which word best describes popped popcorn?
  • Fluffy
  • Hard
  • Smooth
8.Name one way the kernel changed after heating.
9.Which item melts when warmed: a piece of butter, or a stone?
  • Butter
  • Stone
10.Imagine explaining popcorn to a friend at the school play. Finish the sentence: Heat changes a popcorn kernel by…
Draw the kernel becoming popcorn. Add a sun or warm wavy lines to show heat.

3 printable pages

  • Popcorn Heat Changes, page 1 of 3: Before and after, What does heat do?

    Page 1

  • Popcorn Heat Changes, page 2 of 3: Spot the change

    Page 2

  • Popcorn Heat Changes, page 3 of 3: Draw the kernel becoming popcorn. Add a sun or warm wavy lines to show heat.

    Page 3

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