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5th Grade Properties of Matter worksheets

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Properties of Matter

Grade 5 Science Worksheet

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Read each observation. Circle the property that it shows.

1.
A bulb lights when a copper wire joins it to a battery.
- magnetic
- conducts electricity
- dissolves in water
- transparent
- flexible
2.
A motor spins when a copper wire connects it to a battery.
- magnetic
- conducts electricity
- dissolves in water
- transparent
- flexible
3.
You can see fish through the aquarium glass.
- magnetic
- conducts electricity
- dissolves in water
- transparent
- flexible
4.
A cloth ribbon bends easily into a bow.
- magnetic
- conducts electricity
- dissolves in water
- transparent
- flexible
5.
Sugar disappears into stirred water, and the water tastes sweet.
- magnetic
- conducts electricity
- dissolves in water
- transparent
- flexible
6.
You can read a book through a window.
- magnetic
- conducts electricity
- dissolves in water
- transparent
- flexible
7.
A clear jar lets you see the marbles inside.
- magnetic
- conducts electricity
- dissolves in water
- transparent
- flexible
8.
A clear plastic bottle shows how much water is left.
- magnetic
- conducts electricity
- dissolves in water
- transparent
- flexible

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About this worksheet

Scientists identify materials by their properties, which they find by testing. A magnetic material is pulled by a magnet, a material that conducts electricity lets a current flow through it, a material that dissolves in water seems to disappear into it, a transparent material lets light through so we can see through it, and a flexible material bends without breaking.

On this fifth grade sheet a child reads eight observations from tests and circles the property each one shows. Each version has different observations, and the answer key gives every answer.

What your child will learn

Know five properties of matter
Link an observation to a property
Know what each test shows
Identify a material by its properties

NGSS standard: 5-PS1-3

Worked example

A steel paper clip jumps toward a magnet: the property is magnetic. A bulb that lights when a copper wire joins it to a battery shows that copper conducts electricity.