Reading in Science: Chemical Changes

Six short science passages that take students from what a chemical change is to how to spot one. Each targets a different reading-comprehension skill, so students never answer the same question type twice. The set builds from the big idea (a chemical change forms a new substance) through the four kinds of evidence, the chemical-vs-physical contrast, the tricky cases that only look chemical, real-world examples, and finishing with using evidence to identify a change. It is the reading anchor for a TEKS 6.6E unit.

What's Included

• 6 illustrated passage cards, each with a labeled reading skill and comprehension questions:
• 1 - What Is a Chemical Change? (main idea) · 2 - Evidence of a Chemical Change (supporting details) · 3 - Chemical vs. Physical Change (compare & contrast) · 4 - Changes That Only Look Chemical (inference) · 5 - Real-World Chemical Changes (cause & effect) · 6 - Using Evidence to Identify a Chemical Change (draw conclusions)
• Full answer key with explanations
• 4-page letter-size PDF, no prep

How It Helps You Teach

• Covers the whole 6.6E arc in one resource, including all four evidence types: gas, thermal energy, precipitate, and color change
• Builds RI.6.1-6.4 reading skills at the same time: main idea, details, compare/contrast, inference, cause/effect, and drawing conclusions
• Confronts the big misconceptions head-on - color from mixing, escaping-gas bubbles, and melting/dissolving are physical

Pair It With

This is the reading anchor of the Chemical Changes set, alongside the Chemical or Physical? sort, Context Clues, Inferences, and Science in the News. Check out our library for the full set and bundle.

Perfect for 6th grade physical science, science reading and reading comprehension practice, science literacy, a unit review, and TEKS 6.6E / NGSS MS-PS1-2 support. Topics include: chemical changes, evidence of a chemical change, new substance, gas production, thermal energy, precipitate, color change, and physical vs. chemical change.

Standards: TEKS 6.6E; NGSS MS-PS1-2; DCI PS1.B (Chemical Reactions); CCSS RI.6.1-6.4. Part of the Daily Science series by Workybooks.