5th Grade Chemical Reactions Reading Comprehension Passages & Activities | NGSS 5-PS1

## Short Description

Bring science and literacy together with this 40-page Grade 5 chemical reactions reading workbook. Students explore evidence of chemical reactions, conservation of matter, reaction rate, and physical versus chemical changes through engaging nonfiction passages, an original science story, skill-based activities, quizzes, and evidence-based writing.

## Full Product Description

Make Grade 5 science reading meaningful, structured, and easy to teach. This print-ready workbook combines standards-connected science content with focused reading comprehension practice. Students read three nonfiction articles and one original fictional science story, then apply key literacy skills through graphic organizers, written responses, data analysis, vocabulary work, and short assessments.

The texts introduce chemical reactions through familiar, age-appropriate contexts such as fizzing tablets, kitchen reactions, changing temperature, gas production, precipitates, and a color-changing classroom token investigation. Throughout the resource, students learn that a single observation does not always prove a chemical reaction. Instead, they practice using multiple pieces of evidence to support a scientific claim.

### What Is Included

– 40 print-ready pages in US Letter size, 8.5 × 11 inches
– 3 original nonfiction science articles
– 1 original science-based fiction story
– 12 reading and response activities
– 4 comprehension quizzes
– Vocabulary review
– Evidence-based science writing challenge
– Teacher overview and instructional notes
– Complete answer keys
– Science explanation exemplar
– 12-point writing rubric
– Student progress tracker

### Science Topics

– Evidence of chemical reactions
– Formation of new substances
– Physical versus chemical changes
– Reactants and products
– Gas production and precipitates
– Thermal energy and temperature change
– Conservation of matter
– Reaction rate
– Variables and fair tests
– Chemical reactions in everyday life

### Reading Skills

– Context clues
– Main idea and supporting details
– Text evidence
– Cause and effect
– Sequencing
– Asking and answering questions
– Text features
– Data analysis
– Compare and contrast
– Problem and solution
– Character analysis
– Theme
– Summarizing
– Evidence-based explanatory writing

### Standards Connection

Designed for **Grade 5** and connected to **NGSS 5-PS1: Matter and Its Interactions**. The resource supports students as they identify and interpret evidence that substances can change and new substances can form. It also reinforces fair testing, careful observation, measurement, and scientific reasoning.

### Recommended Grade Level

**Primary grade:** 5th Grade
**Also useful for:** advanced 4th Grade review or 6th Grade intervention and science literacy support

### Great For

– Whole-class science and literacy lessons
– Guided reading groups
– Independent practice
– Science centers
– Close reading
– Homework
– Morning work
– Assessment and review
– Substitute lesson plans
– Homeschool science
– Test-preparation practice

### File Information

– Format: downloadable PDF
– Length: 40 pages
– Page size: US Letter, 8.5 × 11 inches
– Language: English
– Designed for print or digital annotation in a learning platform