Physical and Chemical Changes

A physical change changes the LOOK of matter, but it is still the same kind of matter.

Examples: tearing paper, ice melting

A chemical change  changes matter into other kinds of matter

Examples: a gas is formed; iron rusting, a candle giving off light and heat

Videos

The audio is not so great on this next one, but I thought it gave a great overview of the topic:

Worksheets/Paper Activities

• Chemical vs. Physical Change Cut and Paste Activity (lower elementary) This is a cute FREE sorting activity that I found on TpT.

• Physical or Chemical Change Worksheet and Chemical or Physical Change Worksheet (elementary)

• Physical and Chemical Changes Worksheets - middle school and up

• Physical/Chemical Change Notebooking Page (TJ Homeschooling)

Online Activities

Internet4Classooms - links to many online activities

Experiments

Check out my Pinterest board for experiment ideas to illustrate chemical and physical changes: