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 21 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: A candle wick burning, Milk thickening into lumps with lemon juice, Ice melting into water, Steam condensing back into water
A new substance formedNo new substance
2.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, Vinegar and baking soda fizzing, Salt dissolved and then recovered by drying
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, Bread dough baking into a loaf, Sugar dissolving in tea, Sand stirred into water and settling
A new substance formedNo new substance
LessonPrint · 5-PS1-4 · Set 21 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — New Substance, or Not?
Set 21. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A candle wick burning — A new substance formed 2. Ice melting into water — No new substance 3. Milk thickening into lumps with lemon juice — A new substance formed 4. Steam condensing back into water — No new substance
2.1. Copper turning green in the rain — A new substance formed 2. Iron filings pulled out of sand with a magnet — No new substance 3. Salt dissolved and then recovered by drying — 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. Iron left damp until it rusts — A new substance formed 3. Sand stirred into water and settling — No new substance 4. Sugar dissolving in tea — No new substance
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