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 13 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: Iron left damp until it rusts, Sand stirred into water and settling, Copper turning green in the rain, Steam condensing back into water
A new substance formedNo new substance
2.Sort each one: A new substance formed or No new substance?
Sort: A candle wick burning, Salt dissolved and then recovered by drying, Sugar dissolving in tea, Vinegar and baking soda fizzing
A new substance formedNo new substance
3.Sort each one: A new substance formed or No new substance?
Sort: Milk thickening into lumps with lemon juice, Bread dough baking into a loaf, Ice melting into water, Iron filings pulled out of sand with a magnet
A new substance formedNo new substance
LessonPrint · 5-PS1-4 · Set 13 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — New Substance, or Not?
Set 13. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Copper turning green in the rain — A new substance formed 2. Iron left damp until it rusts — A new substance formed 3. Sand stirred into water and settling — No new substance 4. Steam condensing back into water — No new substance
2.1. A candle wick burning — A new substance formed 2. Salt dissolved and then recovered by drying — No new substance 3. Sugar dissolving in tea — No new substance 4. Vinegar and baking soda fizzing — A new substance formed
3.1. Bread dough baking into a loaf — A new substance formed 2. Ice melting into water — No new substance 3. Iron filings pulled out of sand with a magnet — No new substance 4. Milk thickening into lumps with lemon juice — A new substance formed
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