Changes in Matter
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Subject Area: Science | Grade Level: 5
Lesson Length: 1 hour 15 minutes
Keywords/Tags: Changes in matter
Lesson Description: In this lesson, students will identify changes in matter through various investigations. This includes the identifcation of matter and providing evidence to prove whether a chemical, physical, or no change has occured in the investigation.

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Reading : Chemical and Physical Changes in Matter
Instructions: Please read the following article as many times as needed (aloud and silent) before starting to go through the rest of the lesson pages. The reading defines chemcial and physical changes, gives examples of chemical and physical changes, and list characteristics of both changes in matter.
Assignment : Chemical and physical changes at home

Identify 3 chemical and physical changes in your home.

Video : Chemical and Physical Changes in Matter
Instructions: Please watch the following video as many times as needed before starting to go through other lesson pages. Understanding the content of the video is very important since the lesson activities will be all about this video content. The video will give you a good foundation for understanding the characteristics of chemical and physical changes.
Quiz : Chemical and Physical Changes
Instructions: Answer the questions in complete sentences, provide evidence to support your answers.
Question #1
Question 1How can you tell if a change is physical and not chemical. Give an example to support your answer.
Question #2

Question 2: Which of the following is an example of a chemical change in matter?

Question #3

Question 3: What is a physical change in matter?

Question #4

Question 4: What happens during a physical change?

Resources : Resources for chemical and physical changes
Instructions: Please see additional external resources below. Feel free visit each link to learn more about this lesson.
Physical Changes and Chemical Changes Examples
This link gives examples of physical and chemical changes in matter.
Chemical and Physical Properties
This link gives chemical and physical properties changes in matter.
Forum : Chemical and Physical Change Talk
Instructions: This discussion forum allows students to use their content understanding of chemical and physical changes to discuss how their life is impacted by chemical and physical changes in matter. Students will have to give real life examples.
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