Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Name That Change!
This lesson teaches students to distinguish between physical and chemical changes. Students will view an interactive slideshow presentation and then conduct experiments to discern physical and chemical changes.
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English Montreal School: Chemical vs. Physical Changes: Elements vs. Compounds
A laboratory experiment where students classify matter into a homogenous mixture, heterogeneous mixture, solution, or pure substance. Also students will test for physical and chemical changes.
American Chemical Society
Middle School Chemistry: Lesson Plans: Temperature and Rate of Chemical Reaction
Students experiment to see if the temperature of two clear colorless solutions affects how fast they react.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Physical Changes
Second graders explore the concept of law of conservation of mass.
Other
The Science House: Dancing Spaghetti
The chemical change of matter is illustrated in this lab experiment when spaghetti is placed in a solution of baking soda and vinegar. Watch the spaghetti rise to the surface and sink again once the gas is released.
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The Science House: Combustion
In this experiment, students will observe that the weight of the product of combustion is greater than that of the starting material. Teacher's notes address the key concepts of this experiment.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Afterimage
An activity that explains why you see an afterimage after looking at something bright like a camera flash or lamp. Understand that an afterimage is a lingering visual impression that happens as a result of the chemical changes in the...
American Chemical Society
Inquiry in Action: Evaporation
A lab experiment where students try to increase the rate of evaporation by adding heat to the water. Students will experience the process the evaporation with this activity.