Activity 1a: Mixtures Activity 1a: Mixtures
Materials: Materials:
Procedure: Procedure:
clear plastic jar with cover, gravel, sand, loam soil, water, newspapers clear plastic jar with cover, gravel, sand, loam soil, water, newspapers
1. Cover your work area with newspaper. 1. Cover your work area with newspaper.
2. Place gravel up to 1 cm high in a clear plastic jar. Flatten the gravel layer. 2. Place gravel up to 1 cm high in a clear plastic jar. Flatten the gravel layer.
3. Repeat step 2 using sand and then loam soil to create three distinct layers in the jar. 3. Repeat step 2 using sand and then loam soil to create three distinct layers in the jar.
4. Fill the jar with water. 4. Fill the jar with water.
5. Cover the jar tightly and shake it. Turn it upside down, then right side up. Leave it 5. Cover the jar tightly and shake it. Turn it upside down, then right side up. Leave it
undisturbed for 10 minutes or until the sediments settle. undisturbed for 10 minutes or until the sediments settle.
Which particles settled first? Which particles settled first?
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
Which settle next? Last? Which settle next? Last?
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
6. Describe the resulting material. 6. Describe the resulting material.
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
7. What do you call the resulting material? 7. What do you call the resulting material?
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
8. How many substances can you recognize from the materials in the bottle? 8. How many substances can you recognize from the materials in the bottle?
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
9. What kind of mixture is this? 9. What kind of mixture is this?
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________
Activity 1b: “You Mix Me, You Mix Me Not” Activity 1b: “You Mix Me, You Mix Me Not”
Materials: Sugar, carrots (cut into small cubes), medium-sized bowl, 500 mL mayonnaise, Materials: Sugar, carrots (cut into small cubes), medium-sized bowl, 500 mL mayonnaise,
cold water, kaong (green and red), powdered orange juice (one sachet), pitcher, 250 g cold water, kaong (green and red), powdered orange juice (one sachet), pitcher, 250 g
macaroni noodles (cooked), ladle, one can condensed milk, spoon, cheese, glass macaroni noodles (cooked), ladle, one can condensed milk, spoon, cheese, glass
Procedure: Procedure:
1. Wash your hands thoroughly. 1. Wash your hands thoroughly.
2. Fill a pitcher with one liter of cold water. 2. Fill a pitcher with one liter of cold water.
3. Open the sachet of orange juice. Pour its contents on a glass and dissolve it 3. Open the sachet of orange juice. Pour its contents on a glass and dissolve it
by adding a glass of water. Stir evenly. by adding a glass of water. Stir evenly.
4. When the juice powder is already dissolved, put the mixture in a pitcher of 4. When the juice powder is already dissolved, put the mixture in a pitcher of
cold water. Add sugar for the desired taste. Stir to dissolve the sugar and set cold water. Add sugar for the desired taste. Stir to dissolve the sugar and set
aside. aside.
5. Wash your hands thoroughly. Put the macaroni noodles in a medium-sized 5. Wash your hands thoroughly. Put the macaroni noodles in a medium-sized
bowl. bowl.
Add the carrots, kaong, condensed milk, cheese, and mayonnaise. Set aside. Add the carrots, kaong, condensed milk, cheese, and mayonnaise. Set aside.
