Mixture and Solutions

What is the difference between a mixture and a solution? That is what students learned about today. A mixture is combining two or more items and the items keep their properties. Students created a mixture of Chex Mix and then sorted the items back out. The items looked the same when they were sorted and when they were separated.

Students also created a solution today. A solution is a kind of mixture with parts that do not easily separate. Students took milk and chocolate syrup and made a solution of chocolate milk. We cannot separate the milk and chocolate once they have been mixed, it is a solution.