Elements and Compounds Basics
A Grade 1 science worksheet introducing basic concepts of elements and compounds.
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Elements and Compounds Basics
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Everything around us is made of tiny, tiny pieces! Some pieces are called elements, and some are compounds.
1. Which of these is a simple building block that cannot be broken down into something even simpler?
Compound
Element
Mixture
Molecule
2. Water is a because it is made of two different elements joined together.
3. An is a pure substance that cannot be broken down into simpler substances.
4. All compounds are made of only one type of element.
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False
5. Oxygen is an element we breathe.
True
False
6. Look at the picture of an atom. Is an atom an element or a compound? Explain why.

Use the words below to complete the sentences.
7. Air has an called that we need to breathe.
8. When hydrogen and oxygen join, they make a called .
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