Reactions in the Kitchen
States of Matter
Chemical vs. Physical
Proteins/ Polymers
100

This happens when a liquid turns into a solid in very cold temperatures.

Freezing

100

Name the three main states of matter.

solid, liquid, gas

100

Is cutting fruit a chemical or physical change?

Physical

100

Name one example of a natural polymer.

DNA

Rubber

Protein 

200

This happened to the chocolate chips when heated in the oven.

Melting

200

What happens to a solid when you heat it?

It melts into a liquid.

200

Is baking a cake a chemical or physical change?

Chemical

200

What is a polymer?

A long chain of repeating parts called monomers

300

What do you get when you mix baking soda and vinegar?

bubbles from carbon dioxide gas

300

What state of matter is steam?

Gas

300

What clues tell you a chemical change has happened?

New smell, bubbles, color change, can’t go back.

300

What do we call the small parts that make up a polymer?

Mononmers 

400

What happens when you add lemon juice to milk?

Curdles – a chemical change

400

What process turns liquid into gas?

Evaporation or boiling

400

Is melting chocolate a chemical or physical change?

Physical

400

What ingredient makes slime stretchy?

Glue—it contains polymers

500

This happens when a solid is placed in a very warm environment.

Melting

500

How do particles act in a solid?

Particles barely move because they are tightly packed together.

500

When vinegar and baking soda mix, is that a chemical or physical change?

Chemical—gas is formed

500

Is slime a chemical or physical change?

Chemical—it forms a new substance