Elevate Science Grade 5 Topic 2 Changes in Matter
Authored by Marissa Cornelison
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5th Grade
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This quiz focuses on changes in matter, a fundamental topic in elementary physical science appropriate for 5th grade students. The questions comprehensively assess students' understanding of states of matter and their properties, physical versus chemical changes, conservation of matter, and solutions and mixtures. Students need to grasp that matter exists in different states (solid, liquid, gas) with distinct properties, understand that physical changes alter appearance while preserving the substance's identity, and recognize that chemical changes create entirely new substances with different properties. The quiz requires students to apply the law of conservation of matter, identifying that mass remains constant during both physical and chemical changes, and to distinguish between mixtures that can be physically separated and solutions where substances dissolve completely. Students must also understand particle behavior during chemical reactions and differentiate between solvents and solutes in solution formation. Created by Marissa Cornelison, a Science teacher in US who teaches grade 5. This assessment serves multiple instructional purposes, functioning effectively as a comprehensive unit review, formative assessment tool, or homework assignment to reinforce key concepts about matter and its transformations. Teachers can use this quiz to gauge student understanding before moving to more complex chemistry concepts or as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge about states of matter. The variety of question formats, including multiple choice and multiple select items, allows students to demonstrate their understanding through different response types while providing teachers with detailed feedback about student misconceptions. This quiz aligns with Next Generation Science Standards 5-PS1-1 (developing models to describe matter composition), 5-PS1-2 (measuring and graphing matter properties), 5-PS1-3 (making observations about mixtures), and 5-PS1-4 (conducting investigations to determine material interactions), supporting the progression toward middle school chemistry concepts.
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to a liquid when it is poured into a container?
It takes the shape of the container.
It flows out of the container
It remains the same in a new container.
None of the above.
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What happens to a gas when it is poured into a container?
It takes the shape of the container.
It flows out of the container
It remains the same in a new container.
None of the above.
3.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following properties can you you determine the state of matter a substance is in?
hardness
shape
volume
weight
color
Tags
NGSS.5-PS1-3
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Two identical water bottles have the same mass, but one of them breaks. After all the pieces are picked up from the broken bottle they are are weighed again. Which statement is true about the bottles?
The broken water bottle will weigh less because the pieces are smaller.
The broken water bottle will weigh more because there are more pieces even if they are smaller.
Both water bottles would have the exact same mass because of the law of conservation of matter.
None of the statements are true.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-5
5.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Select all the pictures that show evaporation.
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-ESS2-4
6.
MULTIPLE SELECT QUESTION
45 sec • 1 pt
Select all evidence that a physical change has occurred.
change in shape
change in temperature
change in state of matter
change in the kind of matter
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-4
NGSS.MS-PS3-4
7.
FILL IN THE BLANK QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Pizza dough rising is an example of a
Tags
NGSS.MS-PS1-2
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