UWSSLEC LibGuides: FOSS Science-Mixtures and Solutions: Separating Mixtures

Content

• A mixture combines two or more materials that retain their own properties.

• A solution forms when a material dissolves in a liquid (solvent) and cannot be retrieved with a filter.

• Evaporation can separate a liquid from a solid in a solution.

• The solid material separated by evaporation from a solution forms distinctive patterns.

Separating Salt and Sand
Description of how to separate salt and sand.
Encyclopedia Britannica-Separating Materials
Elementary Edition article on Material and separating them.
Separating Mixtures
The different ways to separate mixtures.

Chem4Kids-Matter
This gives a definition along with examples and illustrations. An interactive quiz is also available.
Elements, Compunds, Mixtures
Definition and illustration.
Chem4Kids-Mixtures
This gives a definition along with examples and illustrations. There is also an interactive quiz.
Mixtures Lab-Interactive
Interactive mixtures lab. Students can make a mixture and then test the methods to separate them.
Mixture
Mixture definition with illustrations.
BBC- KS3 Bitesize-Mixtures and Compounds
Gives activities along with activity and assessment.
Solutions and Materials
Recipes to make certain materials rather than purchasing them.
Mixtures and Solutions
A fact sheet of what mixtures and solutions are.
Chem4Kids-Solutions
This gives a definition with examples and illustrations. There are also links to quizzes.
ChemTutor Solutions
Definition and explaination of solutions.