New Substance, or Not? is a free printable Grade 5 science worksheet on investigating whether mixing substances makes new ones, aligned to Common Core standard 5-PS1-4. It prints 3 questions with an answer key on its own sheet of paper, in 25 versions that each ask different questions, so no two pupils in the class work from the same page. Print it from the browser or download it as a PDF — no account, no email.
Set 12 of 25 · the same problems every time you open this link.
Set 1 has all 25 in a single PDF. All 25 sets ask different questions.
New Substance, or Not?
5-PS1-4
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Sort each change into the right group.
1.Sort each one: A new substance formed or No new substance?
Sort: Steam condensing back into water, Sugar dissolving in tea, Bread dough baking into a loaf, Vinegar and baking soda fizzing
A new substance formedNo new substance
2.Sort each one: A new substance formed or No new substance?
Sort: A candle wick burning, Iron filings pulled out of sand with a magnet, Sand stirred into water and settling, Milk thickening into lumps with lemon juice
A new substance formedNo new substance
3.Sort each one: A new substance formed or No new substance?
Sort: Salt dissolved and then recovered by drying, Copper turning green in the rain, Iron left damp until it rusts, Ice melting into water
A new substance formedNo new substance
LessonPrint · 5-PS1-4 · Set 12 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — New Substance, or Not?
Set 12. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Bread dough baking into a loaf — A new substance formed 2. Steam condensing back into water — No new substance 3. Sugar dissolving in tea — No new substance 4. Vinegar and baking soda fizzing — A new substance formed
2.1. A candle wick burning — A new substance formed 2. Iron filings pulled out of sand with a magnet — No new substance 3. Milk thickening into lumps with lemon juice — A new substance formed 4. Sand stirred into water and settling — No new substance
3.1. Copper turning green in the rain — A new substance formed 2. Ice melting into water — No new substance 3. Iron left damp until it rusts — A new substance formed 4. Salt dissolved and then recovered by drying — No new substance
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