Fifth graders learn that a mixture combines substances that keep their own properties — and that a solution is a special mixture where one substance dissolves so evenly you can’t see the parts, like salt in water.
Students will be able to…
In trail mix you can pick out each piece — but stir sugar into water and it vanishes! Both are mixtures. What makes a solution different from an ordinary mixture?
Project this and sort each one into a solution (evenly dissolved, can’t see the parts) or a visible mixture (you can see the parts).
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You can pick pieces out of trail mix, but stirred-in sugar disappears — why?
Students investigate.
Students explain.
Students elaborate.
Students conclude.
Aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards (Grade 5 / Elementary Science).
Make observations to identify materials based on their properties.
Conduct an investigation to determine whether mixing substances makes a new substance.
Model matter as tiny particles.
Planning and carrying out investigations.
Preview the three formative checks. Tap “Sample answer” to see what mastery looks like — hide them before you print for students.
Have students evaporate a salt-water solution to recover the salt, showing that dissolving is a physical change. A printable mixtures sheet is in the Science library.
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