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 15 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: Copper turning green in the rain, Iron filings pulled out of sand with a magnet, Milk thickening into lumps with lemon juice, Sugar dissolving in tea
A new substance formedNo new substance
2.Sort each one: A new substance formed or No new substance?
Sort: Bread dough baking into a loaf, Salt dissolved and then recovered by drying, Steam condensing back into water, Vinegar and baking soda fizzing
A new substance formedNo new substance
3.Sort each one: A new substance formed or No new substance?
Sort: Iron left damp until it rusts, A candle wick burning, Sand stirred into water and settling, Ice melting into water
A new substance formedNo new substance
LessonPrint · 5-PS1-4 · Set 15 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — New Substance, or Not?
Set 15. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. Copper turning green in the rain — 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. Sugar dissolving in tea — No new substance
2.1. Bread dough baking into a loaf — A new substance formed 2. Salt dissolved and then recovered by drying — No new substance 3. Steam condensing back into water — No new substance 4. Vinegar and baking soda fizzing — A new substance formed
3.1. A candle wick burning — A new substance formed 2. Ice melting into water — No new substance 3. Iron left damp until it rusts — A new substance formed 4. Sand stirred into water and settling — No new substance
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