Students conduct a controlled experiment resulting in the growth of salt crystals. They will use their skills of observation to document what goes into the experiment and what comes out, and what they have learned of physical and...

A module that provides the definition of chemical property and examples of the chemical properties of matter using explanations, pictures, and review questions.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Definition of cellular respiration and its overall chemical equation. The energy changes that occur during cellular respiration, including in photosynthesis.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about how cooking causes changes in matter. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

Students are given a scenario for this instructional activity where they must use investigative skills like a detective would to decide whether changes that happen to objects in the story are physical or chemical. They then conduct an...

An activity that allows students to discover the active ingredients in baking powder by studying chemical change. Lab activity includes both teacher and student instructions.

Students will observe the non-mixing of colored solutions by using M&M's in this lab activity. Lab activity includes both student and teacher instruction sheets.

Students will learn the difference between physical and chemical properties of matter.

Demonstrate how calories are measured by building a calorimeter to measure the transfer of heat energy during a chemical or physical change. Test and record data on the calories in a peanut.

A simple experiment to create a secret message using invisible ink, in honor of J.R.R. Tolkien's birthday and the Ring in The Lord of the Rings.

Does mixing two or more substances result in new substances? This site contains work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that contain content to covers mixing substances.

What can you do with diaper polymer? Check out these six quick student experiments involving the chemical used in diapers.

Students investigate the technology of a diaper. They consider various physical traits of a diaper and then come up with an investigation to test some of these traits.

Use recycled plastic to make shrinky dink jewelry and decorations.

Provides fun ideas for exploring how to transform ice using shapes, light, and color.

Read and fill in the blanks of this passage properties and changes. Each blank has a dropdown menu with choices. When you finish, click CHECK MY ANSWERS. If you pick a wrong answer, the right answer will be displayed along with your choice.

Learn how mass is conserved in physical and chemical changes.

Students learn that fats found in the foods we eat are not all the same; they discover that physical properties of materials are related to their chemical structures. Provided with several samples of commonly used fats with different...

Hold onto your hats. In this science fair project, you will make a device that sends a film canister across the room with a small chemical explosion. The energy for the explosion is derived from the combustion of ethanol. You will...

In this lesson, students learn about physical and chemical changes during digestion through a variety of activities.

To understand how fossils are formed, students model the process of fossilization by making fossils using small toy figures and melted chocolate. They extend their knowledge to the many ways that engineers aid in the study of fossils,...

This site provides a lesson plan using candy making to demonstrate physical and chemical changes in matter. Includes directions to make caramel and rock candy.

In these two lessons, students use pretzels and balloons to learn about reversible and non-reversible physical and chemical changes.

A comprehensive lesson plan site that contains a number of activities to aid in teaching about the states and properties of matter and the difference between a physical and chemical change.