Ways to separate mixtures - Have students identify, describe, and illustrate different ways to separate mixtures in science.
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FILTERING
EVAPORATION
Filtering can be used to separate insoluble solids from liquids.
Evaporation can be used to separate soluble solids from a liquid.
DISTILLATION
Separating Mixtures
CHROMATOGRAPHY
Distillation can be used to separate a a liquid from a solution. It works because substances have different boiling points.
Chromatography can be used to separate dissolved substances that have colors such as dyes. It works because some substances are more soluble than others.