Physical and Chemical Changes Card Sorting Activity

Your middle school science or upper elementary students will use this card sorting activity to practice physical and chemical changes. In the activity, students first define physical and chemical changes and then classify 16 examples of changes (8 physical and 8 chemical). The example cards have both words and pictures. A student activity sheet is included for students to record their answers and further practice the content.

What's included in this resource:

• Teacher information page with complete directions
• 2 category cards (physical change and chemical change)
• 2 definition cards
• 8 physical change cards with pictures
• 8 chemical change cards with pictures
• Student activity sheet
• Answer key
• Answer explanation page for the teacher
• 3 photos to clarify activity directions

Why you and your students will love this resource:

• Students love card sorts! Kinesthetic learners, SPED students, and ELL students especially benefit from this activity because they physically group the examples, which have both words and pictures.
• A student activity sheet is included, which helps with student understanding, content retention, and accountability.
• Students can work individually, in pairs, or in small groups.
• An answer key is included and so is a detailed explanation of the answers for teachers or students to reference if needed.
• This card sort can be purchased in a physical and chemical changes bundle, so you can save tons of planning time while giving your students an interesting, cohesive, and thorough unit on this topic. The bundle has interactive notebook pages, projects, worksheets, activities, an assessment, and more.

Want a digital version similar to this resource? Try my Physical and Chemical Changes Digital Task Cards on Boom Learning.

What teachers are saying about this resource:

• “This was a great activity for all ability levels to complete together. It was even challenging for the advanced students. Awesome work!”
• “Love your card sorts! So well-done, and such a good resource for extra practice and student self-assessment!”
• “This resource lead to wonderful class discussion”
• "LOVED LOVED LOVED this sorting activity. I really feel like the students got a deeper understanding of the information."
• “I really enjoyed the additional worksheet to hold the students accountable for the work they are supposed to be doing with the card sort.”

This resource is part of two different money-saving packages.

• The Physical and Chemical Changes SUPER PACKAGE gives you tons of great resources for your physical and chemical changes unit.
• The Physical Science Card Sorting Activity PACKAGE comes with this activity and three other matter-related card sorting activities.

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