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Physical And Chemical Changes
Second graders identify physical and chemical changes of matter. They distinguish between physical and chemical changes. They classify changes as physical or chemical.
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Physical and Chemical Properties
Students study the difference between physical and chemical properties. They also discuss changes in matter, known as physical and chemical changes. They observe and discuss several demonstrations of both physical and chemical changes
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Chemical Changes
Fourth graders examine and identify chemical and physical changes in a variety of substances. They observe a vinegar and baking soda demonstration, and a water, laundry detergent, and Epsom salt mixture demonstration. They discuss the...
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How to identify a physical change from a chemical change
Young scholars identify the difference between some physical and chemical properties and compare some physical and chemical changes. They design an experiment to distinguish between a physical or a chemical property of their choice.
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Recognizing and Describing Chemical Changes
Seventh graders distinguish between physical and chemical changes in both natural and technological settings. They identify the reactants and products for a given chemical reaction. they then write simple chemical equations given the...
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Spontaneity, Disorder and Entropy
In this physical and chemical change worksheet, students calculate the entropy change involved in different chemical changes. This worksheet has 4 problems to solve.
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Physical and Chemical Changes and Balancing Chemical Equations
In this changes worksheet, pupils compare and contrast the characteristics of physical and chemical changes. Students practice balancing equations. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank and 7 short answer questions.
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Heating Can Make a Change That Cannot Go Back Again
Heat is a gateway to change. While exploring the properties of baking powder, pupils learn that some heat-related changes are permanent. Using an animation, the lesson uses chocolate chip cookies as an example.
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The Nature of Chemical Change: Acting Out an Example
Students identify the signs that a chemical reaction took place. For this chemistry lesson, students role play the movement of different molecules of matter. They classify matter according to their properties.
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Physical or Chemical? That Is the Question
Students find examples of physical and chemical changes using the five Web World Wonders camera sites.
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Physical and Chemical Changes in Matter
Students investigate chemical and physical changes. In this chemical and physical changes lesson plan, students distinguish between a chemical and physical change when observing baking bread and hot dogs and bagels cooking on a grill....
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Physical or Chemical- That Is the Question!
Learners differentiate physical and chemical changes. In this chemistry lesson plan, students give examples of each type of change. They take the review quiz at the end of the lesson plan.
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Physical and Chemical Changes
Young scholars examine the different changes in matter. In this chemical change lesson plan students determine the amount of reactant made in a reaction using the law of conservation.
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Discovering Chemical Changes
Fourth graders predict what happens in a teacher demonstration of a chemical change, before watching it. They observe the demonstration and list what the see on the board before determining which represent chemical change. Working at...
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Activity #1 Reactions: Chemical or Physical?
Students distinguish between physical changes and chemical changes. They comprehend that chemical reactions produce new substances with compositions and properites which are different than those of the starting materials. Pupils also...
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Changes in the Copper Penny
Third graders explore the difference between a physical change in a substance and a chemical change. students study the volume, density, altering shape and chemistry of a copper penny.
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Chemical Changes to Matter
Students analyze the causes of corrosion. In this chemistry lesson, students investigate what is necessary to cause chemical changes in matter. Students discover the causes of rust and tooth decay.
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Chemical Changes
Second graders investigate chemical changes and reactions and will identify four characteristics that indicate a chemical change. In this chemical change lesson plan, 2nd graders perform experiments that promote chemical changes. They...
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Matter
Students recognize that some changes to matter are reversible and some are not. In this matter lesson, students experiment a physical and chemical change. Students record experiment results in their science journals. Students act out...
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Chemical and Physical Changes
Learners experiment, identify and apply the concepts of chemical and physical changes utilizing real-world examples. They discuss and model physical and chemical changes, answer guided questions and play a game that reinforces the...
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Chemical Changes
Sixth graders explore chemical and physical changes. In this instructional activity about chemical changes, 6th graders observe various items and changes that occur at certain times. Students determine what change took place and observe...
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Ice Cream Chemical and Physical Changes
Fourth graders identify characteristics of a simple physical and chemical change. They describe objects by the properties of the materials from which they are made and that these properties can be used separate. Students describe the...
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Changing Matter
Fifth graders conduct an experiment. In this changing matter lesson, 5th graders receive a cup of crystals, record their observations, add water to the crystals and record new observations. Students then discuss the differences between...
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Chemical Changes
Eighth graders observe two types of interactions in a sealed plastic bag. One bag contains baking soda and water, and the other baking soda and vinegar. They determine what evidence indicates that a chemical change is occurring.