Mystery

Mixture
February 16th 2017
 Expectations
1.Work with your partner

2. Listen and Follow Directions

3. Put your thinking caps on!!

What are some ways
that we can identify
substances?
What are some ways
that we can identify
this bear?
 Objective
Today you are going to
identify two substances in
a mystery mixture and
then separate them from
each other.
 3 2 1

Fully Supports and Does not fully support Does not participate
Participation
collaborates with or collaborate with or work well with
partner during this partner during the partner during this
entire lesson. entire lesson. lesson.

Provides a clear Provides a clear Provides an unclear

Hypothesis
hypothesis supported hypothesis with little hypothesis.
with an explanation. explanation.

Provides a clear Provides a clear Does not provide a

Conclusion
conclusion reflecting conclusion without conclusion or
on the success or determining the explanation of
unsuccessful of success of his or her reflection on
hypothesis with an hypothesis with an hypothesis.
 3 2 1

Provides 3 or more Provides 2 Provides 0-1

Identify
characteristics of each characteristics of characteristics of
characteristi substance. each substance. each substance.
cs in
observations

Successfully Not successful at

Successfully completes separates some of the separating any of
Separate
separating the substances from each the substances from
both substances in the other in the amount each other in the
substances amount of time given of time given and amount of time
and using the tools using the tools given and using the
provided. provided tools provided
 Purpose
Today we will investigate
and identify what two
substances are in the
mystery mixture.
 Materials
Mystery Mixture
Hand Lens
Orange Construction Paper
Tweezers
Wooden Stirrer
 Question
What is the mystery
mixture made up of?
 Hypothesis

I predict that the mystery

mixture is made up of ____
and ____ because_____..
 Procedure
1.Make observations of
mystery mixture
Draw your observation
Write 3 or more
characteristics
 Procedure
1.Make observations of
Substance 1
Draw your observation
Write 3 or more
characteristics
 Procedure
1.Make observations of
Substance 2
Draw your observation
Write 3 or more
characteristics
 Procedure
Then, determine what
each substance is at the
bottom fo recording sheet.

Reflect on your conclusion

 Objective
Today you are going to
identify two substances in
a mystery mixture and
then separate them from
each other.
 Materials
Mystery Mixture
Hand Lens
Orange Construction Paper
Tweezers
Wooden Stirrer
 Purpose
Today we will construct a
way to separate two
substances from the
mystery mixture using the
materials given.
 Question
How can we separate two
substances from each
other?
 Hypothesis
I predict that I will be able
to separate the two
substances by using
___________________________
_____________
 Rules
.1 I cannot help you during the 8
minutes
2. Try your very best and dont be
afraid to try something else if the first
thing you tried did not work.
3. Work together
4. Only use the materials I gave you
5. Your goal is to finish in 8 minutes
 Procedure
Look at your
materials and
discuss with your
partner what is the
best way to
separate the two
substances.
 Procedure
.1 I cannot help you during the
8 minutes
2. Try your very best and dont
be afraid to try something else
if the first thing you tried did
not work.
3. Work together
4. Only use the materials I
gave you
5. Your goal is to finish in 8
minutes
 Did we meet the
Objective?
Today you are going to
identify two substances in a
mystery mixture and then
separate them from each
other.
 Did we meet the
Objective?
Today you are going to
identify two substances in a
mystery mixture and then
separate them from each
other.