Mixtures

Mixtures are an inportant part of every day life because we find them everywhere. They are the things we eat, the things we drink, and the things we use. Below are a list of great activities that students can do involving mixtures.



Activities:


- Have students make Oobleck! Combine water, cornstarch, and food coloring...This activity is a great way to discusss mixtures and even solids and liquids. The Oobleck is both a solid and a liquid as well as a mixture.

-Make a lava lamp with students. Combine food coloring, oil, an alka seltzer tablet, and water in a bottle. See the reaction of the mixture when the tablet is added. An instant lava lamp!

- Combine glue, borax, water, and food coloring to make flubber! This is an interesting mixtue because it starts out as a liquid and quickly becomes a solid as you stir and play with it.