Snakes and ladders – chemical and physical change
20 – Finish!
19
What type of
change is
fermentation?
Burning sugar.
11
12
A puddle
‘disappearing’
on a warm day.
10
Burning
magnesium to
produce
magnesium
oxide.
9
Mixing salt
with water.
1
Melting candle
wax.
What type
of change is
combustion?
What type of
change is
rusting?
Juice turning
into ice lollies.
6
Making
popcorn.
What type of
change is
dissolving?
5
4
Baking
cupcakes.
Melting sugar.
15
7
3
A type of
change that is
not easily
reversed.
What type of
change is
sublimation?
A type of a
change that is
easily reversed.
What type of
change is
condensation?
16
14
13
8
2
A type of
change that
forms no new
substances.
17
18
Solid changing
to a liquid.
Freezing liquid
nitrogen.
Rules of the game
Players must state whether the square they land on refers to a physical or a chemical change. Miss a turn
for a wrong answer.
If a player lands on a ladder they can move up if they get the type of change correct. Miss a turn if the
answer is incorrect.
When a player lands on a snake they can remain on that square if they get the type of change correct. If
the answer is incorrect, they must go down the snake.
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Snakes and ladders – chemical and physical change
Answers
Burning sugar.
chemical
A puddle
‘disappearing’ on
a warm day.
physical
Mixing salt with
water.
physical
What type of
change is
fermentation?
chemical
Burning
magnesium to
produce
magnesium oxide.
chemical
What type of
change is
condensation?
physical
A type of change
that forms no
new substances.
A type of change
that is
irreversible.
physical
chemical
Melting candle
wax.
physical
What type of
change is
sublimation?
physical
A type of a
change that is
easily reversed.
What type of
change is
combustion?
physical
chemical
What type of
change is rusting?
chemical
Baking cupcakes.
chemical
Making popcorn.
chemical
Melting sugar.
physical
Juice turning into
ice lollies.
physical
What type of
change is
dissolving?
physical
Solid changing to
a liquid.
Freezing liquid
nitrogen.
physical
physical
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