🍨 Part 1: Understanding Matter

1. Circle the correct answer. Gelato is an example of:

A pure element

A mixture

A single compound

2. What happens to gelato when it melts?

It changes from solid to liquid

It becomes a gas

It stays the same

3. When sugar dissolves in cream, it forms a:

Solution

Element

Pure substance

4. Fill in the blank:

Gelato contains different ingredients mixed together, making it a ____________.

🔬 Part 2: My Gelato Investigation

5. Describe one property of matter you observed during your gelato investigation:

6. What happened when you mixed the gelato ingredients together?

7. How did temperature affect your gelato? Explain what you observed:

8. Circle all the states of matter you observed during your gelato experiments:

Solid (frozen gelato)

Liquid (melted gelato, cream)

Gas (steam from heating)

9. Name one other mixture you can find in your kitchen at home:

10. What was the most interesting thing you learned about mixtures and solutions during our gelato science adventures?

11. How might understanding mixtures and solutions help you in everyday life?