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Common mixtures
1. Following is a list of substances. Some are mixtures and others are pure
substances. Complete the table below by writing the names of the substances in
the appropriate column. If you are unsure write it in the unsure column for
checking later.
multigrain bread, soft drink, milk, muesli, salt water, oxygen, ink, aluminium foil,
butter, chocolate, ice cream, carbon dioxide, iron, cough medicine, filtered water
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Year 7, unit 1
Mixing and separating
Name: .......................................................................... Class: .......................... Date: ......................
5. Ice cream is a mixture. The ingredients in a typical recipe for making ice cream
are sugar, cream, milk, eggs and vanilla.
Predict what would happen to the mixture if:
a. the amount of milk was doubled?
The mixture will become to runny and not have a smooth texture
Making sherbet
Standard recipe
Ingredient Taste of ingredient (how many teaspoons or
scoops?)
A
Strong tomato flavour 3
Tomato sauce
B
? (can’t taste it) 3
shampoo
C
Powerful coffee flavour 3
coffee
D
Acidic salty flavour 3
Salt
E
Washing ? (can’t taste it) 3
Powder
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Year 7, unit 1
Mixing and separating
Name: .......................................................................... Class: .......................... Date: ......................
2. Equipment
Sieve
2 bowls
spoon
4. Results (Observations)
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Year 7, unit 1
Mixing and separating
Name: .......................................................................... Class: .......................... Date: ......................
I think my separation technique worked well and I managed to separate almost all
the
mixture.
6. Reflection (How I could change the separation to make it better? Consider which
techniques worked well and which didn’t)