Observing Mixtures and Solutions

By: Stephen Goff and Nicole Cunningham

Mrs. Gamble

10/12/05

Vocabulary

• Solution- A special kind of mixture formed when one or more materials dissolved in another compound.

• Liquid- A form of matter of matter that can flow freely and take the shape of the container.

• Mixture-two or more substances that are mixed but can be separated because their atoms aren’t physically joined.

• Dissolving- the process of a material becoming incorporated informing into another.

• Dilute- to add more liquid to a solution.

What is a mixture?

A mixture is two or more substances that’s mixed together; but can be separated out two or more because their atoms aren’t combined.

What Is A SolutionWhat Is A SolutionA solution is a special kind of A solution is a special kind of mixture. Most solutions are made mixture. Most solutions are made by a solid and a liquid. When a by a solid and a liquid. When a solid dissolves in a liquid, the solid dissolves in a liquid, the liquid becomes the solvent and liquid becomes the solvent and the solid becomes the solute.the solid becomes the solute.

Classifying A Mixture

Solute- A substance that dissolves in a solvent to form a solution.

Solvent-A substance in which another substance is dissolved.

Example: saltwatersolvent: water Solute: salt3 kinds of mixtures:Solid/solidSolid/liquidliquid/solid

Nicole’s Gorp Recipe

Materials2 cups of flour1 cup of water

Will separate this mixture by filtering the mixture.

Stephen Goff’s Gorp recipes

MaterialsChocolate chips, 2 slices of bread

peanut butter First, peanut butter on the bread. Second, put chocolate chips on the peanut

butter. Finally, EAT IT.

How to separate a mixture and a solution

• Picking• Sifting • Magnetism• Evaporation• Filtering

Important

To learn mixtures and solutions.

References

• www.google.com

• Science notebook

• office.microsoft.com/en-s/templates/CT010161571033.aspus