Mixtures - Solutions, Suspensions and Dissolving Distance Learning and Homeschool KS3

This is an action-packed distance learning or home school, fully resourced lesson on mixtures including solutions, suspensions, solubility and saturated solutions for middle school.

This resource has been designed so that the animated PowerPoint replaces the teacher by providing structure, sequence, knowledge and answers. The worksheets, cut-outs, foldable and progress check provide a familiar medium for students to develop and test their knowledge, continue to develop their literacy skills and use their creativity to organise their learning and assess their progress.

The simulated practical shows how measurements for the angles of incidence and reflection are obtained and provides a set of results for the students to draw a conclusion.

What’s Covered

• Elements and compounds are pure substance and mixtures are not;
• Explanation and demonstration of the terms solute, solvent, solution, soluble and insoluble;
• Uses particle theory to explain why stirring, temperature and particle size affect the rate of dissolving;
• Provides the opportunity to plan an investigation into the effect of temperature on the rate of dissolving;
• Uses particle theory to explain dissolving, suspensions and saturated saturated solutions;
• Demonstrates extracting information from solubility curves

Resources

1. An animated PowerPoint which guides the student through the lesson by:

• explaining how to use distance learning effectively;
• explaining how to use this resource;
• explaining current, voltage and resistance and the relationship between them;
• providing the answers to all the worksheets so that the students can mark and correct their work.

1. Four worksheets, and two cut-out activities, the answers to which are in the PowerPoint.

2. A foldable and cut-out activity so that students can record and organise their learning.

3. A checklist for students to use to assess their progress.

4. Digital quick test

5. For those students without internet or a computer or a computer at home a condensed printable copy of the PowerPoint is provided for distribution by school.

Ways to Use this Resource

• Upload PowerPoint and worksheets to school intranet. Students print their own worksheets.
• Upload PowerPoint and worksheets to school intranet and provide a hardcopy of worksheets for students. Those families who do not wish to collect worksheets or who are in isolation can print the worksheets at home.
• Students without photocopying facilities are instructed to write their answers in full sentences

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