An Elemental Tale Lab

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Separation of Substances

Directions: Observe each of the fifteen substances. Write a description of each substance on page 3 of your packet. A description describes the substance for example, the color, the shape, it is a solid or liquid, etc…

  1. 2. 3.

4. 5. 6.

7. 8. 9.

10. 11. 12.

13. 14. 15.

 

From your description develop a flow chart to separate the substances into at least six groups. A group of substances have similar properties. Yes/No questions are used in a flow chart for example, the first question asked could be is it a solid? This would separate the substances into two different groups, which can in turn be separated into smaller groups.

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