Can It Change Back?
Aligned to 2-PS1-4 — Next Generation Science Standards.
What this lesson teaches
Heating or cooling can change things — some changes can go back the way they were, and some cannot.
Worked example
Water freezes into ice and can melt back into water, but a cooked egg can never turn back into a raw egg.
Practice questions
- Watch an ice cube melt and tell if it could freeze again.
- Sort these into 'can change back' or 'cannot': melting butter, burning toast, freezing juice.
- Explain why toasting bread cannot be undone.
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Every lesson comes with a video taught in English and Spanish — the same video the QR code in the printed workbook opens.
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¿Puede Volver a Ser Igual?
Calentar o enfriar puede cambiar las cosas — algunos cambios pueden regresar a como estaban antes y otros no.
Ejemplo: El agua se congela en hielo y puede derretirse de nuevo en agua, pero un huevo cocido nunca puede volver a ser un huevo crudo.
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