Chemical Changes
Grade 5 · Science · Properties of Matter · Alaska, USA
Lesson Summary
Identify changes in matter where a completely new substance is formed.
Explanation
A chemical change happens when substances react and form one or more new substances with different properties. Signs of a chemical change include a color change, gas bubbles forming, heat or light being released, and a new smell. Burning wood, rusting iron, and baking a cake are examples. Unlike most physical changes, chemical changes are very difficult or impossible to reverse.
Practice Questions
Q1: Name two signs that a chemical change has happened.
Answer: A color change and gas bubbles forming. Other signs include heat or light being released and a new smell.
Q2: Is baking a cake a physical or chemical change?
Answer: A chemical change. The ingredients react with heat to form a new substance (cake) that cannot be turned back into eggs, flour, and sugar.
Q3: Why is rust on a nail a chemical change?
Answer: Because the iron in the nail reacts with oxygen and water to form a new substance called iron oxide (rust), which has different properties than iron.
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Chemical Changes is a lesson in the Properties of Matter chapter of Grade 5 Science. It is part of the Alaska, USA school curriculum and covers key concepts that students need to understand at this level.
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Chemical Changes is taught in Grade 5 as part of the Science curriculum in Alaska, USA.
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