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Classifying Matter
Details about matter and how it is classified are included here. The slides, with differences about homogenous and heterogeneous mixtures, have diagrams to support the definitions and your class will appreciate the summaries to assist...
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Mixtures Lab
Students classify different mixtures. In this mixtures lesson plan, students determine samples to be suspensions, colloids, or solutions and compare homogeneous and heterogeneous mixtures.
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Solutions, Suspensions, & Colloids Lab
In this solutions, suspension and colloid worksheet, students complete a lab experiment in order to determine if a given mixture is a solution, suspension or colloid. They are given six vials and they record their observations of each...
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Solutions, Suspensions, and Colloids
In this solutions, suspension, and colloids worksheet, middle schoolers answer questions as it relates to their reading information about solutions, suspensions, and colloids. Students observe different examples and complete a chart as...
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Water Unit
For this water worksheet, learners review the properties of water including the density, boiling point, and evaporation. Students define mixture, solute, and solvent. This worksheet has 22 short answer questions.
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Mixtures
In this mixtures pre-lab learning exercise, students compare and contrast suspensions and colloids and solutions and colloids. Students describe the Tyndall effect. This learning exercise has 10 short answer questions.
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Water Testing
For this water testing pre-lab worksheet, students describe positive ions, precipitate, and the Tyndall effect. This worksheet has 14 short answer questions.
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Mixtures as Solutions or Colloids and the Tyndall Effect
Learners classify mixtures as solution or colloids by virtue of the Tyndall Effect. They make a cone and tape to fit over the lens of the flashlight. They turn out the lights in the room and shine the flash light at each of the jars and...
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Turbidy and Water
Students use observation skills in assessing the water quality of water samples in this activity and learn that the tastes and preferences of others can be different.
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University of Bristol: Colloid Chemistry
An excellent site for learning about colloids. Content includes an explanation of what colloids are, types of colloids, how colloids are formed, properties of colloids, the Tyndall Effect, and examples of colloids.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Chemistry: Colloids and Suspensions
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Defines colloid, properties of colloids, and explains types of colloids.
Chem Tutor
Chem Tutor: Solutions
An in-depth look at solutions and their properties. Includes practice problems for calculating solution concentration.