Separating Mixtures
Select and carry out appropriate separation techniques for different types of mixtures: filtration (insoluble solids), distillation (liquids by boiling point), crystallisation (dissolved solids), and chromatography (coloured substances)
Lesson
Set out your lesson
“Separating Mixtures means practising the idea at the table with a simple hands-on check. We will demo once, then your child tries.”
Bring to the table
- Two everyday materials (e.g. ice cube / warm water / salt / spoon)
- Clear cup and paper for notes
Extra for the adult
Worked example. Ice melts in the warm cup: solid → liquid. Heat caused the change.
Optional challenge. For Separating Mixtures, add one harder example after success.
What to notice. Keep one parent note: examples tried; results; support used. This session samples Separating Mixtures, not mastery.
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Learning resources
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PhET Interactive Simulations · Practice link — not the full lesson
States of Matter: Basics
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Check understanding
- Selects the correct separation technique for a given mixture with justification
- Describes the steps of simple distillation and explains why it works
- Interprets a chromatography result (Rf values, number of components)
- Explains why filtration removes sand from water but not salt
“If your child needed to separate salt from sand mixed together in water, could they describe two stages of separation, the equipment needed, and explain why each step works?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Science
- Domain
- Matter & Materials
- Age range
- Ages 11–13
Standards