Grade 5

CHANGES THAT
MATERIALS UNDERGO
Physical Changes and Chemical Changes
Learning Objectives:
 Describe the difference
between physical and chemical properties or changed.

 Identify a property or transformation as either physical or

chemical.
Physical Changes
• A change in physical appearance.
• No new substance is created, although the matter may
take different form.
• Occur when substances are mixed, but don’t
chemically react.
• Changes may reversible, especially phase changes.
 • Chopping of Woods

• Melting Of Ice Cream • Boiling of Water

Chemical Changes
• Involves the production of a new substance.
• The new substance formed is entirely different from
the original substances.
• The product of a chemical change cannot be brought
back to it’s original state by ordinary means.
• Burning of Woods

• Rusting

• Rotting Apple
Activity 1
Instructions: Identify each picture if it is a
Chemical Change or Physical Change.

2. Baking of Cookies
Answer:
Chemical Change
1. Digestion of Food
Answer:
Chemical Change
 5. Chopping of vegetables
Answer:
3. Sawing of Lumber Physical Change
Answer:
Physical Change
4. Curling of Hair
Answer:
Physical Change
 8. Freezing of water
6. Tearing of Paper Answer:
Answer: Physical Change
Physical Change

9. Frying an egg
Answer:
Chemical Change

10. Mixing Paint

7. Lighting a match Answer:
Chemical Change
Answer:
Chemical Change
Activity 2
Instructions: Write PC if it is PHYSICAL
CHANGE and CC if it is CHEMICAL
CHANGE
_____1. Melting of Candle
_____2. Burning of Charcoal
_____3. Chewing of Food
_____4. Grinding of Meat
_____5. Cutting of Grasses
_____6. Electroplating of Metal
_____7. Toasting of Bread
_____8. Mixing of Red and Green Marbles
_____9. Rotting of an Orange
_____10. Exploded Batteries