Matter and Its Changes — Fold-a-Cubes
Interactive worksheet with auto-grading, instant feedback, and printable PDF.
- Format
- Interactive (Online), Printable (PDF)
- Grades
- 456
- Subjects
- science
- Standards
- NGSS 5-PS1: STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES OF MATTER (5-PS1-15-PS1-35-PS1-4)
What's included
About this worksheet
Make matter vocabulary stick with a hands-on twist! This print-and-build set turns five key matter concepts into 3-D vocabulary cubes your students cut, fold, and tape together, then keep on their desks or in their interactive notebooks for instant review.
Each cube is completely pre-filled, so there is zero prep — just print and hand out. The four sides give students a kid-friendly definition, characteristics, examples, and non-examples, while the term and a clear picture form the base and lid. The examples-versus-non-examples design helps students master the tricky boundaries between concepts.
What is included (5 vocabulary cubes):
- Pure Substance
- Mixture
- Solution
- Physical Change
- Chemical Change
Perfect for: vocabulary introduction, interactive science notebooks, early finishers, partner quizzing, word-wall displays, review stations, and test prep. Students simply turn the cube to study each side.
Aligned to NGSS 5-PS1: Structure and Properties of Matter. Best for 5th grade and easily adapted for grades 4–6. Just print on cardstock, cut, fold, and build!
Perfect for the way you teach
- Assign in one click
- Track progress per student
- Auto-graded results
- Practice at home
- Print or do on-screen
- Build skill mastery
- Standards-aligned
- Self-paced
- Ready-to-use today



