When teaching the topic of chemical reactions to your class, having a worksheet at hand can be incredibly useful. Instead of having your class copying from a textbook, filling in a worksheet can allow them to focus on what you are teaching instead of writing. However, creating worksheets from scratch is time-consuming and can be frustrating. A ready-made worksheet is a great option if you are short of time. We have rounded up our favorite resources to allow you to keep your students engaged and enjoying your chemistry lesson.
Table of Contents
- What Makes A Good Chemical Reactions Worksheet?
- Examples of Chemical Reactions Worksheets
- Additional Resources
- Where to Find Chemical Reactions Worksheets Online
- Teach Simple
- Final Thoughts
What Makes A Good Chemical Reactions Worksheet?
Children learn best when they can apply what they are being taught to their everyday lives. Chemical reactions is the perfect topic for this, as there are so many different reactions happening everywhere they look. A good chemical reactions worksheet will have real-life examples for them to consider, which will hopefully have them thinking about chemistry long after they have left the classroom.
Distinguishing between chemical and physical changes is a key point in this topic, so most of the worksheets we have chosen involve this concept at some point.
Examples of Chemical Reactions Worksheets
Chemical Changes Matter By Have Fun Teaching
This worksheet from Teach Simple will help your class to understand the difference between a chemical reaction and a physical change. Students can categorize each change as either physical or chemical and then try to explain the process of one of the chemical reactions.
Chemical Changes Worksheet By Have Fun Teaching
Help your class consolidate their knowledge of chemical reactions with this worksheet from Teach Simple. Students can select chemical reactions from the changes provided and try to come up with examples of their own. Suitable for Grades 4-6.
Chemical Reactions Revision Worksheet Liveworksheets
These two worksheets are a great way to consolidate your class’s chemical reaction knowledge or revise for an assessment. It includes a matching exercise, some word equations, and the difference between mixtures and compounds. It can be printed as a PDF or completed on an electronic device.
Physical and Chemical Properties Worksheet By Liveworksheets
This worksheet focuses on the difference between physical and chemical properties and physical and chemical changes. There are 25 examples for students to work through and identify.
Chemical and Physical Changes By Science Notes
A worksheet with ten examples of changes, students must identify each as either physical or chemical. A good resource for Grades 4-6 to help introduce the concept of chemical reactions.
Interactive Chemical Changes Worksheet By Liveworksheets
Worksheet to test your students’ knowledge of chemical changes, with pictures for each example. An interactive resource that can be printed as a PDF or used as a whole-class activity with a smart board.
All About Matter By Education.com
This worksheet from education.com comes with a comprehensive lesson plan, including an experiment, making teaching chemical reactions to your class straightforward. The worksheet compares the difference between physical and chemical properties, and there are consolation questions as part of the lesson plan.
Colorful Chemical Reactions Worksheet By Liveworksheets
This colorful worksheet is perfect for teaching chemical and physical changes to younger classes. The interactive resource requires students to decide whether each picture represents a physical or chemical change. It can be printed for individual work or completed as a whole-class activity.
Drag and Drop Chemical Changes Worksheet By Liveworksheets
This drag-and-drop worksheet is a great interactive way to assess your class’s knowledge of chemical and physical changes. Students drag each statement into the appropriate column – either chemical or physical. Suitable for Grades 4-5.
Additional Resources
In addition to the worksheets above, these interactive resources will increase engagement in the class and keep your students loving chemistry!
Chemical Chaos: Reactions Interactive Foldable Booklet By Knowledge Box Central
This foldable booklet is a novel way for your class to record their notes as they learn about chemical reactions. It is designed to cover physical and chemical changes, reactants and products, and exo- and endothermic reactions. Downloadable as a PDF for the students to cut out and fold themselves.
Scavenger Hunt Activity By Teach With Fergy
Your students will love this interactive scavenger hunt related to chemical reactions. Students use their phones to work out clues and complete the activity. They will need at least one device per three students. This activity is suitable for Grade 10 upward and covers
Where to Find Chemical Reactions Worksheets Online
If you search for science worksheets, you will find thousands of results, many of which are free to access. The problem is that many of these resources will be poor quality, and you don’t want to waste your time hunting for one which is good enough.
Paid materials should offer a better quality of worksheet, but the issue is that most sites charge per item, so you are effectively committing to paying for the worksheet before you know if it will be suitable.
Teach Simple
At Teach Simple, we offer you unlimited downloads of our high-quality teaching materials for a low-cost monthly fee. As a result, you can access thousands of lesson plans, worksheets, e-books, interactive activities, and lots more without having to pay separately for each one.
Final Thoughts
A good chemical reactions worksheet can save you a lot of time and effort and keep your students engaged. Sign up to Teach Simple to provide your class with quality lessons all year long.
