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    Investigation #1: Physical or Chemical Change?

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    1) A physical change alters a substance's physical properties but not its chemical composition, while a chemical change alters both. 2) The document describes three lab experiments involving cornstarch and water, steel wool and vinegar, and milk, vinegar, and baking soda. 3) Students are asked to perform one experiment, record observations, and determine if a physical or chemical change occurred based on evidence from the experiment.

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    1) A physical change alters a substance's physical properties but not its chemical composition, while a chemical change alters both. 2) The document describes three lab experiments involving cornstarch and water, steel wool and vinegar, and milk, vinegar, and baking soda. 3) Students are asked to perform one experiment, record observations, and determine if a physical or chemical change occurred based on evidence from the experiment.

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    1) A physical change alters a substance's physical properties but not its chemical composition, while a chemical change alters both. 2) The document describes three lab experiments involving cornstarch and water, steel wool and vinegar, and milk, vinegar, and baking soda. 3) Students are asked to perform one experiment, record observations, and determine if a physical or chemical change occurred based on evidence from the experiment.

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    Name: ________________________________ Date:____________

    Investigation #1: Physical or Chemical Change?


    Background information:
    In chemistry, the term change can refer to both physical and chemical
    changes. In the simplest sense, a physical change is a change in the form of
    the original substance. A chemical change is a change in the composition of
    the original substance. A chemical change is also called a chemical reaction.

    Chemists have developed a list of common signs that may indicate the
    occurrence of a chemical change. These include:
    1. Bubbles of gas appear
    2. A precipitate (solid) forms
    3. An unexpected color change occurs
    4. Gain or release of energy (heat or light)
    5. A change in volume occurs
    6. A change in electrical conductivity occurs
    7. A change in melting point or boiling point occurs
    8. A change in odor or taste occurs
    9. A change in a distinctive chemical or physical property occurs;
    not easily reversed

    Physical changes occur when objects undergo a change that does not change
    their chemical nature. A physical change involves a change in physical
    properties. Physical properties can be observed without changing the type of
    matter. Examples of physical properties include: texture, shape, size, color,
    odor, volume, mass, weight, and density. Change of state (ie. solid to liquid)

    • Creation or separation of a mixture (including homogeneous mixtures,


    where the solute may not be visible)
    • Physical deformation (cutting, denting, stretching, etc.)
    • Physical relocation (moving an object)

    Some examples of physical and chemical changes:

    • If a piece of paper is cut up into small pieces, it is still paper.


    • If you add water to a piece of string a chemical or physical reaction
    will not take place.
    • Mixing sugar with water to dissolve sugar in the water. However, if
    one baked a cake with flour, water, sugar, and other ingredients, new
    substances would appear. Chemical reactions occur in the baking
    process, and the changes are chemical changes.
    Name: ________________________________ Date:____________
    Investigation #1: Physical or Chemical Change?
    Lab Experiment #1
    Materials: cornstarch, water, cup, stir stick

    1. Place 30 mL of cornstarch in a cup


    2. Add 10 mL of water and stir well
    3. Place some of the mixture on a table.
    4. Touch it with your fingertips

    Is the product a liquid or a solid?


    Did you observe a physical or chemical change?
    Is the product a mixture or a pure substance?

    Lab Experiment #2
    Materials: steel wool, vinegar, cup
    1. Place the steel wool in the bottom of a cup.
    2. Add 50 mL of vinegar.
    3. Wait for 15 minutes.
    4. Observe any changes.
    5. Label the cup with your name and place in designated location in room.
    Observe it over the course of 3 or 4 days.

    Did you observe a physical or chemical change?


    What evidence is there that a physical or chemical change has taken place?

    Lab Experiment #3
    Materials: 40 mL of skim milk, 10 mL of vinegar, 3 plastic cups, filter paper
    or coffee filter, plastic spoon, baking soda, 2 pieces of paper
    1. Pour about 40 mL of skim milk into a plastic cup. Add about 10 mL of
    vinegar and stir to mix.
    2. Pour the mixture through a coffee filter into another cup.
    3. Use a plastic spoon to scrape off the solid material that collects on
    the filter. Place this material in a third cup.
    4. Add a pea-sized amount of baking soda to the third cup. Stir to mix.
    5. You have made a natural glue! Try gluing two pieces of paper together
    to see how well the glue works.

    Is making glue an example of a physical change or a chemical change?


    What evidence is there that a physical or chemical change has taken place?
    Name: ________________________________ Date:____________
    Investigation #1: Physical or Chemical Change?
    Directions: You and your partner must select one experiment from the
    choices below. Follow the instructions for your experiment and complete the
    scientific process (hypothesis, observations, conclusions) on this worksheet.
    Note: You must complete the hypothesis before you begin your experiment!

    Hypothesis (what you think will happen and why):__________________


    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    Procedure: (given)

    Observations (What did you observe? Write a description. Draw a diagram w/labels.):
    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    ________________________________________________________________________
    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    Name: ________________________________ Date:____________
    Investigation #1: Physical or Chemical Change?

    Conclusions/Analysis (Was your hypothesis correct? Why or why not? Did


    you observe a physical or chemical change? How do you know?):
    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
    _______________________________________
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