Physical and chemical changes occur all around you every day. Read the story below and use the movable highlighter pieces to highlight the physical changes in PURPLE and the chemical changes in ORANGE.

The physical changes are:

The chemical changes are:

Matter can undergo 2 kinds of changes:

Let's consider the following text.

When my alarm went off at 70'clock, I hit snooze" a few times then finally got out of bed with excitement for my morning bowl of cereal. I poured the cereal and milk into my bowl. But before I even drank it, I could tell from the smell that the milk had soured! So, I decided to blend up a banana smoothie instead. I took some ice out of the freezer and grabbed the only banana that we had in the kitchen, which was covered in brown spots. My grumbling stomach needed to be satisfied before school so I didn't really care.

Just as I was sitting down to drink my smoothie my little brother came bounding into the kitchen and asked, Would you make some eggs and toast for me for breakfast?

"Ugh, sure," I said. I cut a piece of bread in half and put it in the toaster, then I cracked two eggs and whipped them with a fork. I reached for one of my mother's copper cooking pans in the cabinet and saw that it was completely tarnished! I didn't want to be blamed for this, so I ran to tell my mother right away. As I ran out of the kitchen slipped on that banana peel and it smeared all over the floor. As I lay on the floor with the wind knocked from me, I noticed that our family's plants were dying and that some water had evaporated from our fish tank. I made a mental note to take care of these things after school.

Just as I regained my breath and stood up, I heard glass breaking upstairs and my mother shrieking. I ran up the stairs, breathing heavily now. Steam was rolling out from the open bathroom door. When the steam cleared, saw why my mother had been screaming. Before me was my older sister standing in the bathroom with purple hair. I inferred from the scene that my mother had dropped a glass when she first saw her look what your sister did to her hair my mother yelled furiously I decided that I needed to get out of the house immediately, this morning was a crazy one!

A distinct smell was waiting up the stairway and I realized that my brother's toast must be burning! When reached the kitchen, my brother was happily spreading butter on his very browned toast. "I like my toast really crispy!" he said.

"Good I can't handle any more chaos this morning! I exclaimed. I grabbed my backpack headed out into the foggy morning air, and hopped on my slightly rusted bicycle to ride to school. A few minutes into my ride, my stomach grumbled and I realized that I never got a chance to drink my banana smoothie. Luckily, I had stashed a chocolate bar in my backpack yesterday. "Yes! I thought as I stopped pedaling, grabbed the chocolate and broke off a piece. As the chocolate melted in my mouth, I knew that my day was bound to get better!

The physical changes are:

The chemical changes are:

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beta decay is the answer