Worksheet

Changes

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You can't unring a bell, but can you unmelt an ice cube? Readers consider reversible and irreversible changes with a short informational reading passage and accompanying comprehension questions.

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CCSS: Adaptable
Instructional Ideas
  • Use the reading activity in the context of a science experiment or when discussing the states of matter
  • Have learners write a short journal entry about a time in their life where they saw an irreversible change
  • Demonstrate one of the scenarios from the passage (cooking an egg or melting water)
Classroom Considerations
  • Resource is designed for second graders, but vocabulary and sentence structure may be more suited for older students
  • Consider reformatting the worksheet so that the questions are all on the second page
Pros
  • Provide an explanatory picture of melting ice
  • Applicable to a lesson on reading informational text as well as a focus on the scientific method
Cons
  • Does not come with an answer key
Common Core