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Ivy Waters International Standards · G4.S-03

Chemical Innovations & Reversible vs. Irreversible Transitions

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G4.S-03Ages 9–10 · Grade 4 · Science

Chemical Innovations & Reversible vs. Irreversible Transitions

Science & Innovation

Your child can distinguish between temporary physical changes (like freezing water) and permanent chemical alterations (like burning wood or baking an egg).

In real life

Poking a campfire, your child asks whether the ash could ever become wood again. They work out that it cannot and say, "So it's irreversible."

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