🧪 Part 1: Understanding Solutions and Mixtures

1. Circle the correct definition of a solution:

A physical combination where you can see different parts

A homogeneous mixture where one substance dissolves completely in another

A mixture that can be easily separated by hand

Two liquids that don't mix together

2. Circle the correct definition of a mixture:

A substance that dissolves completely

A physical combination of two or more substances that keep their individual properties

A chemical reaction between substances

Only liquids mixed together

3. Fill in the blanks using the words: solute, solvent, solution

When sugar dissolves in water, the sugar is called the _____________, the water is called the _____________, and together they form a _____________.

🔍 Part 2: Classifying Examples

4. Tick all the examples that are SOLUTIONS:

Salt water

Sand and water

Sugar dissolved in tea

Oil and water

Cordial and water

Fruit salad

Lemonade

5. Tick all the examples that are MIXTURES (but not solutions):

Muesli

Chocolate milk

Sand and gravel

Vinegar and oil salad dressing

Trail mix

Dissolved coffee

🍮 Part 3: Jelly Investigation

6. Before making jelly, write your hypothesis about what will happen when jelly powder is mixed with hot water:

I think that when jelly powder is mixed with hot water...

7. Circle what type of mixture jelly powder and hot water creates initially:

A solution

A mixture you can see separate parts in

A chemical reaction

An insoluble mixture

8. Describe what you observed during the jelly-making process:

📝 Part 4: Scientific Vocabulary

9. Match each scientific term with its correct definition:

1. Soluble

2. Insoluble

3. Homogeneous

4. Physical change

A. Cannot dissolve in a liquid

B. The same throughout

C. Can dissolve in a liquid

D. No new substance is formed

10. Complete this sentence about the main difference between mixtures and solutions:

The main difference between a mixture and a solution is that in a solution _________________________________ while in a mixture _________________________________.

🏠 Part 5: Real-Life Applications

11. Give three examples of solutions you might find in your kitchen at home:

12. Give three examples of mixtures (not solutions) you might find around your house:

13. Draw a diagram showing what happens when sugar dissolves in water. Label the solute, solvent, and solution:

🤔 Part 6: Critical Thinking

14. Explain why oil and water don't form a solution, even when mixed together:

15. A student says "All solutions are mixtures, but not all mixtures are solutions." Do you agree? Explain your answer:

Solutions and Mixtures

Solutions and Mixtures

🧪 Part 1: Understanding Solutions and Mixtures

🔍 Part 2: Classifying Examples

🍮 Part 3: Jelly Investigation

📝 Part 4: Scientific Vocabulary

🏠 Part 5: Real-Life Applications

🤔 Part 6: Critical Thinking

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