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Unit Plan
Chem Tutor

Wyzant: Lessons: Chemistry: Other Types of Mixtures

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the "other" mixtures, colloids and suspensions. A good overview of these types of mixtures. It also provides a table of the properties of colloids.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mix It Up

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
This lesson plan introduces the properties of mixtures and solutions. A class demonstration gives the students the opportunity to compare and contrast the physical characteristics of a few simple mixtures and solutions. Students discuss...
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Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Get in the Mix

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students will be able to classify a mixture as homogeneous or heterogeneous. Students will be able to create a solution. Students will be able to identify the solute. Students will be able to identify the solvent. Students will be able...
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eBook
Chiral Publishing

Chiral Publishing: An Introduction to Chemistry: Arrhenius Acid Base Reactions: Audio Book

For Students 9th - 10th
Listen and learn about Arrhenius acid-base reactions while exploring mixtures, solutions, and their reactions. Examine the photos of the examples discussed in this website and discover how arrhenius acid-base reactions occur.
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Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Mixtures and Solutions

For Teachers 5th - 7th
This unit covers introductory concepts of mixtures and solutions. Students think about how mixtures and solutions, and atoms and molecules can influence new technologies developed by engineers. The first lesson explores the fundamentals...
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Interactive
University of California

Foss Web: Mixtures and Solutions Module: Junkyard Analysis

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know the difference between a mixture and a solution? Test your knowledge in the junkyard as you try to dissolve various objects in water. Requires Shockwave.
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Website
Purple Math

Purplemath: "Mixture" Word Problems

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Demonstrates, step-by-step and with examples, how to set up and solve 'mixture' word problems.
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Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Molarity

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn the definitions of a solution, solute, and solvent. Understand how molarity is used to quantify the concentration of solute, and comcalculations related to molarity.
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Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Chemistry for Kids: Chemical Mixtures

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore all about chemical mixtures on this site including solutions, alloys, suspensions, colloids, dissolving, examples, and facts.
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Handout
Chem4kids

Chem4 Kids: Matter: Solutions and Mixtures

For Students 3rd - 8th
This Chem4kids tutorial teaches the basic properties of solutions.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Concentrate This! Sugar or Salt

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the property dependence between concentrations and boiling point. First, they investigate the boiling point of various liquid solutions. Then they analyze data collected from the entire class to generate two boiling...
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Activity
Other

English Montreal School: Chemical vs. Physical Changes: Elements vs. Compounds

For Teachers 9th - 10th
A laboratory experiment where students classify matter into a homogenous mixture, heterogeneous mixture, solution, or pure substance. Also students will test for physical and chemical changes.
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Website
Frostburg State University

General Chemistry: Percent Compound in a Mixture

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource contains and example problem and solution of how to compute percent compound within a mixture when given the mixture's mass and element percents.
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Article
Open Curriculum

Open Curriculum: Matter

For Students 9th - 10th
Students will be able to describe elements and compounds, and explain how mixtures differ from compounds.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Colloids and Suspensions

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson, students expand their study of mixtures to show that solids and gases can also act as solvents. Additionally, they take a look at situations in which...
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Chromatography Lab

For Teachers 7th - 9th
To increase students' awareness of possible invisible pollutants in drinking water sources, students perform an exciting lab requiring them to think about how solutions and mixtures exist even in unsuspecting places such as ink. They use...
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Activity
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Does Salt & Vinegar Have an Effect on Pennies?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
During this lab students will experiment to see whether a salt and vinegar solution can clean a tarnished penny. Included on site is lesson plan and student worksheet.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Concentrate This! Sugar or Salt

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students investigate the property dependence between concentrations and boiling point. In Section 1, students first investigate the boiling point of various liquid solutions. In Section 2 they analyze data collected from the entire class...
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Activity
Other

Science House: Ice Cream

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Experiment shows students how to use the lowered freezing point of water to chill another mixture (ice cream) to the solid state. Teacher's notes provide background information.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Investigating Chromatography: Selecting Variables

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
For this lab, students will demonstrate observation skills as they design an experiment to separate colors of various water-based pens in order to learn about mixtures and solutions. Students will determine a variable to test and...
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Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Explanation of Tyndall Effect With Labeled Diagram

For Students 9th - 10th
Explains what the Tyndall Effect is and uses a diagram to model its impact on two different mixtures. Includes causes, examples, a look at suspensions and solutions, and an experiment to try.
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Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Do Water Molecules Have Space Between Them?

For Teachers 3rd - 7th
In this chemistry lab, students investigate whether water molecules have any space between them by filling a glass with water, and adding salt without the water overflowing. They will also experiment with the temperature of the water.
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PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Suspensions: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will explain the properties of a suspension, and describe why it is unique from other mixtures. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Suspensions."
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Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: General Chemistry

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of video lectures from a general chemistry course taught at the University of California, Berkeley. The course teaches periodic table, chemical bonds, molecular shape, phase changes, chemical reactions, stoichiometry,...

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