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 6 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, Iron filings pulled out of sand with a magnet, Sugar dissolving in tea, Iron left damp until it rusts
A new substance formedNo new substance
2.Sort each one: A new substance formed or No new substance?
Sort: Vinegar and baking soda fizzing, Steam condensing back into water, Salt dissolved and then recovered by drying, Copper turning green in the rain
A new substance formedNo new substance
3.Sort each one: A new substance formed or No new substance?
Sort: Sand stirred into water and settling, Bread dough baking into a loaf, Ice melting into water, Milk thickening into lumps with lemon juice
A new substance formedNo new substance
LessonPrint · 5-PS1-4 · Set 6 · free to copy for classroom use
Answer key — New Substance, or Not?
Set 6. Prints on its own sheet.
1.1. A candle wick burning — A new substance formed 2. Iron filings pulled out of sand with a magnet — No new substance 3. Iron left damp until it rusts — A new substance formed 4. Sugar dissolving in tea — No new substance
2.1. Copper turning green in the rain — 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. Bread dough baking into a loaf — 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. Sand stirred into water and settling — No new substance
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