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Mixtures and Solutions
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Mixtures and Solutions
🧪 Part 1: Understanding the Basics
1. What is a mixture?
A combination where substances keep their own properties
A combination where substances completely change
A single pure substance
2. What is a solution?
When you can see all the different parts clearly
When one substance dissolves into another
When substances float on top of each other
3. In a solution, the substance that dissolves is called the _____________ and the substance doing the dissolving is called the _____________.
4. Circle whether each example is a MIXTURE or SOLUTION:
Salt water: MIXTURE or SOLUTION
Sand and water: MIXTURE or SOLUTION
Sugar dissolved in iced tea: MIXTURE or SOLUTION
Trail mix: MIXTURE or SOLUTION
🔬 Part 2: Real-World Examples
5. Check ALL the examples that are solutions:
Lemonade (sugar dissolved in water)
Fruit salad
Hot chocolate (cocoa powder dissolved)
Cereal and milk
Salt dissolved in soup
6. Explain in your own words: How can you tell the difference between a mixture and a solution just by looking at it?
7. Think of your own example of a mixture you might find in your kitchen. Describe it and explain why it's a mixture.
8. Think of your own example of a solution you might find at home. Describe it and explain why it's a solution.
🤔 Part 3: Critical Thinking
9. If you mixed sand, salt, and water together, what would happen? Explain your prediction.
10. A student says "Chocolate milk is a solution because I can't see the chocolate powder anymore." Do you agree or disagree? Explain your reasoning.
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