SCIENCE LESSON PLAN

Mixtures and Solutions

Name____Cassie Plote
Grade Level_________5th__________

Essential Question(s):
What are mixtures and solutions?

Arizona State/Common Core Standard(s):

Physical Science- Understand physical and chemical properties of
matter
Objective PO 2: Distinguish between mixtures and
compounds/solutions.

Content Area Objective(s) Blooms Taxonomy:

Students will analyze and identify characteristics of mixtures and
solutions.

Language Objective(s):
Students will discuss characteristics of mixtures and solutions.
Students will discuss ways to separate mixtures and solutions.

New Vocabulary (2-5 words):

Mixture
Solution/ compound

Anticipatory Set:
Students will be able to explain the concept of matter.
Students will be able to identify phases of matter- solid, liquid, gas, and
their atomic structure.

Learning Experiences:
Students will work alongside partner to observe and discuss the
making of mixtures and solutions.
Students will brainstorm ways to separate mixtures and solutions.
Exit ticket- Students will identify an example of and mixture or solution
and support their answer.

Teacher Actions/Student Actions:

Teacher:
1. Directs students to get out white boards
2. Helper passes out scratch paper
 3. Write on your boards what you think a MIXTURE is
4. Show board to person sitting next to you
5. Draw a line and write the word SOLUTION
6. Under the word, tell me what a solution is
7. Set your boards to the side (do not erase) and cap your markers
8. Explain materials (here I have three cups of water and another
substance that isnt water)
9. Starting with the first- water and sand
10. Teacher shows sand and water and asks students to make
a prediction if the combination will be a mixture or a solution
11. Teacher puts sand in water and stirs
12. Ask students to observe and write observations
13. Teacher calls on students share what they wrote
14. Teacher does the same, now with salt and water
15. Do you think the mixture will be a mixture or solution?
16. Teacher pours salt in water and stirs
17. Teacher gives wait time for observations
18. Calls on students to share
19. Teacher introduces water and oil
20. Teacher asks if water and oil will make a mixture or
solution
21. Teacher puts oil in water and stirs
22. Give wait time for student observation
23. Calls on students to share
24. Instructs students to set aside observation papers
25. Shows presentation
26. Plays game
27. Teachers asks students to revisit original meanings written
on white boards and revise now that they have learned about
mixtures and solutions
28. Share how your definition of mixture and solution changed
with table group
29. Teacher gives helper index cards to pass out
30. Teacher shares exit ticket instructions
Students:
1. Students get out white boards, marker and eraser
2. Students write word mixture
3. Write what they think a mixture is
4. Students show board to person next to them
5. Students draw a line to separate
6. Students write the word solution
7. Students write what they think a solution is
8. Students share with person next to them
9. Students set boards to the side and close markers
10. Students listen to teacher give instructions and demo
11. Students write organize paper and make prediction
 12. Student watches and write observations for each
13. Students share observations
14. Students make prediction
15. Students make observation
16. Students share observations
17. Prediction
18. Observation
19. Share
20. Students put sheet to the side
21. Students listen and participate with interactive slide show
22. Students participate in game mixture or solution
23. Students revisit original meanings written on white boards
and revise
24. Students share revisions with table mates
25. Students complete exit ticket

Possibilities for Differentiation:

Students create their own examples of mixtures and solutions.
Students answer to quiz game using technology (kahoot,
socrative, etc.)
Give students opportunity to brainstorm and test possibilities for
separating the mixtures and solutions.
Closure:
Students revise original definition of mixture and solution and
share.
Exit ticket- Students will identify an example of and mixture or
solution and support their answer.

Assessment (formative and/or summative):

Formative: Game Students identify examples as solutions or mixtures
Summative: Exit ticket- Students will identify an example of and
mixture or solution and support their answer.

Materials/Resources:
Projector, computer
Scratch paper (for observations)
Water and sand
Water and salt
Water and oil
Cups
White boards, markers and erasers