Chemistry: Mixtures and Solutions

These sites provide information about the chemistry of mixtures and solutions. Learn what mixtures and solutions are made of, what their properties are, how to separate components of mixtures, and methods of separation. There are examples of mixtures encountered in daily life, classroom activities, experiments, interactive games, and animations. There is a link to eThemes Resources on Chromatography

Grades

• 2,
• 3,
• 4,
• 5,
• 6

Links

• Chem4Kids: Mixture Basics

  Learn what mixtures are and take a quiz at the end of the page. NOTE: This site includes ads.

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• Chem4Kids: Mixture Examples

  Discover examples of mixtures that can be found in every life. NOTE: This site includes ads.

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• Chem4Kids: Solutions and Mixtures

  Find out what solutions are and how they are different from mixtures. Includes a quiz at the end of a page. NOTE: This site includes ads.

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• FossWeb: Mixtures and Solutions

  Learn basic concepts of mixtures and solutions from an interactive junkyard. Includes movies, FAQ, and vocabulary related to the topics.

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• Separating Mixtures

  Learn about different ways of separating mixtures. Includes the process of making rock salt pure and making water pure.

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• BBC: Mixtures

  Learn what the mixtures are and how they are different from compounds. Includes examples. NOTE: There is a link to a Message Board.

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• American Chemical Society: Cleaning Water

  Try different bleaching agents to see how it can make water clean.

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• BBC: Separating Mixtures Animation

  Click the "Start" button to see animations of different ways to separate mixtures. NOTE: There is a link to a Message Board.

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• Harcourt School: The Mixtures Lab

  Separate the substance in mixtures by using the proper tool. Then observe and record the results.

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• Quia: Separating Mixtures

  This site provides interactive games that go along with the separating mixtures topic.

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• Activity: Separating Mixtures

  Students learn about chromatography from a hands-on activity.

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• Separating Mixtures of Materials Resources

  This page has teaching materials in pdf, PowerPoint, and Word. Note: This site includes ads and a link to discussion forums.

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• Quia: Mixtures, Solutions, Elements and Compounds

  This is an interactive Millionaire game format by identify the 4 classifications of matter - mixtures, solutions, elements, compounds.

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• Quia: Solutions Jumbled Word

  Play jumbled word to test how much you know about vocabularies related to solutions.

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• Science Explorer: Black Magic: Discover Secret Colors in a Black Marker

  In chromatography experiment, students experiment with different pens and dyes, using easily available materials.

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• Toolkits: Mixtures & Solutions

  This site has various lesson plans and activities for teaching mixtures & solutions unit.

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• eThemes Resource: Chromatography

  These websites are about chromatography. Includes information about using chromatography for ink identification. There are several lesson plans, experiments, and an interactive story. Includes a link to an eThemes resource on Forensic Science.

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Education Standards

• MO
  • 1.1.A.a
  • 1.1.A.b
  • 1.1.A.d
  • 1.1.A.d
  • 1.1.B.a
  • 1.1.B.b
  • 1.1.B.b
  • 1.1.B.b
  • 1.1.B.c
  • 1.1.B.c
  • 1.1.B.d
  • 1.1.C.a
• NV
  • P.2.A.2
  • P.2.A.3
  • P.2.A.4
  • P.5.A.4
  • P.5.A.5
  • P.8.A.3
  • P.8.A.4
  • P.8.A.5
• AR
  • NS.1.2.3.a
  • NS.1.2.5
  • NS.1.2.6
  • NS.1.3.3.a
  • NS.1.3.6
  • NS.1.4.3.a
  • NS.1.4.7
  • NS.1.4.9
  • NS.1.5.5
  • PS.5.2.1
  • PS.5.3.1
  • PS.5.6.3
  • PS.5.6.5
• OK
  • B.1.1
  • B.1.2
• DE
  • 1.1.10
  • 1.1.9
  • 2.2.4
• UT
  • I.1.a
  • I.1.c

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Created: January 15, 2008 at 07:48 | Updated: September 07, 2012 at 23:05