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Changes in Everyday Life Physical and chemical changes occur all around you every day. Read the story below and circle the physical and chemical changes you see within it. Use your blue pen to circle physical changes and your red pen to circle chemical changes. Just One of Those Days
What a day, and it's only just begun. You go back to the apple, but it has turned brown. You decide to make some eggs and toast instead. You first whip the eggs with a fork and then cook them. You pop a piece a bread in the toaster, which a few minutes later turns nice and brown. You melt some butter on the toast and add some jelly. You think about dyeing your hair purple but then remember how your parents reacted when your sister did that. So instead you just decide to finish breakfast and catch the bus, hoping the crazy part of your day has ended. |
Aaahhh.
A brand new day. You go into the kitchen and open the fridge and pour a glass
of milk. Before you even drink it you can tell from the smell that the milk has
soured. You make a glass of ice water instead. Suddenly, you hear your cat
screech. You run to help her and see she has stepped on a rusty tack (you know
from science class that it rusted due to oxidation). You run to call the
emergency traveling vet to come to your house. As you are walking back to the
kitchen, you notice that some of your plants are dying and beginning to decay
and that some saltwater has evaporated out of your fish tank. You make a mental
note to take care of both after school.
You go back to get your ice water but you find that the ice has melted. You are
so thirsty you don't care and drink it anyway. You suddenly realize how hungry
you are and take an apple from the counter and bite into it. Yum. Then you hear
glass breaking. (What kind of crazy day is this?!) You run to see what has
happened and find that the traveling vet accidentally broke a window. But he
promises to pay for the damage before he takes your cat away to attend to her
injury.