Matter: Physical and Chemical Change Sorting Activity

Change
Chemical or Physical
Explanation / Evidence
Paper burning
A candle burning
Mixing baking soda and vinegar
Wax melting
Chocolate melting
Ice melting
A penny tarnishing
A nail rusting
Dissolving salt in water
Dissolving sugar in tea
Water freezing in the cracks of rocks
and weathering the rock

Separating iron filings from sand

Acid rain weathering rock
Tearing paper
Cutting paper
Folding paper
Breaking glass
An apple rotting

Water boiling
Water evaporating
Water condensing
A firefly giving off light