Edible Science!

To sum up our unit on mixtures and solutions, we enjoyed a treat! We all got to taste a mixture and a solution.

Some students even demonstrated that the mixture can be separeted!

I will be compiling all of the "mixture recipes" that the students brought to school. Each fifth grader will recieve a recipe book full of mixtures that they can make at home.

Just a yummy day in science class!

Mrs. M

Crazy...mixed up...

Today we mixed! Students were given 8 different mixtures to make in class. They had to decided if the mixtures were solutions or not. If something dissolved, it was a solution. I would say the kids had fun doing this.
Of course, it wouldn't be safe if we didn't wear our goggles to do this experiment! :)




We also learned ANOTHER song! I told the kids we would sing a new song for every topic they learned this year...little did I know, I would become a songwriter! There just aren't too many songs out there about mixtures and solutions...in fact, I don't think there are any at all! So, here you go, the mixtures and solutions rap song! Enjoy!

I love my job!
Mrs. M

Mixtures and solutions!

Today we are continuing on with our mixtures and solutions study! The kids all brought their mixtures to school today! Some of them were yummy, gross, and interesting...to say the least! It was fun to see what they came up with! The students presented thier homework to the class and explained if it was a mixture or a solution.

We also made a foldable today. The students had to cut out pictures and decide if it is a mixture or a solution.

Here are the pictures we used!

Here is a foldable that was completed in class.

Remember students, if you did not finish your foldable in class, it is homework! Please complete it and bring it to school tomorrow!

Homework Assignment! ( Can you believe it? 2 in one week!!!)

Students are to bring a recipe to school tomorrow. The recipe must be for a mixture! Remember, a mixture is easily separated and you can see most of the ingredients! Spaghetti is a mixture because you can separate the noodle, meat, and sauce! But, don't use that one!

I can't wait to see your recipes and put together our mixture cook book!

Love,

Mrs. M

Solutions!

In class today students had to think and problem solve. They were shown several different mixtures and had to separate them into two groups. The students did very well and most groups began grouping them by mixtures you can separate and mixtures that you can't separate very easily.
We discussed that a regular mixture is easy to separate and you can see each ingredient. It is also very easy to separate out the ingredients. The mixtures we looked at today were pepper and salt, chunky applesauce, chicken noodle soup, Italian salad dressing, and salad.
We also discussed that a solution is also a combination of ingredients, but when you look at it, you can't see each ingredient because they are dissolved. It is also difficult to separate the ingredients out. The most common solution that fifth graders face is salt water. When you look at salt water you can not see the salt because it is dissolved. If we really wanted to separate the solution, we could heat it and cause the water to evaporate, leaving the salt.
Students also brainstormed different mixtures and solutions that we eat! They came up with some great things!

HOMEWORK!
Tonight students are to create their own mixture or solution in the provided baggie! Tomorrow students will write about and present their mixture to the class.

Get ready students...tomorrow you will need your serious rhyming skills!

Just another crazy mixed up day!!
Mrs. M

Mixtures

Today we learned that a mixture is a combination of 2 or more ingredients that is easily separated. We experimented with different mixtures and even practiced choosing the correct the tool and separating them. Some mixtures can be separated using tweezers, magnets, strainers, and our hands!
Here are some of the mixtures we "played" with today!
Just another mixed up day in Science!
Mrs. M

Weekly Vocabulary

Septemeber21th -September 25th
Your spelling and vocabulary test will be on Friday, September 25th . You will be responsible for knowing how to spell each word correctly and the definition for each word.

1. Dissolve – to form a solution with another substance
2. Heat Resistant – able to withstand heat
3. Ingredient – any of the things that a mixture is made of
4. Mixture – a combination of two or more substances that do not form a new substance and can be easily separated
5. Matter – the material that everything is made of
6. Solution – a mixture with one substance spread out so evenly that you cannot tell one from the other and is not easily separated.
7. Substance – a particular kind of matter
8. Inference – an explanation that you can figure out without observing something directly
9. Solute – the substance dissolved in a solution
10. Solvent – a substance that dissolves another substance

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