Separating Mixtures and Solutions
Method
Description
Picking Apart
Using your hands, tweezers, or tongs to separate objects.
Filtering/Straining
Using a tool with holes in it to which catches the larger
particles or objects and lets the smaller objects fall through
the holes.
Using Density
-Adding water to a container to make things that are less
dense than water float to the top.
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Using Magnetism
Using a magnet to attract items that are made of iron,
nickel, cobalt, or steel. Things that are not made of those
metals will not stick to the magnets.
Method
Description
Picking Apart
Using your hands, tweezers, or tongs to separate objects.
Filtering/Straining
Using a tool with holes in it to which catches the larger
particles or objects and lets the smaller objects fall through
the holes.
Using Density
-Adding water to a container to make things that are less
dense than water float to the top.
-
Using Magnetism
Using a magnet to attract items that are made of iron,
nickel, cobalt, or steel. Things that are not made of those
metals will not stick to the magnets.
Method
Description
Picking Apart
Using your hands, tweezers, or tongs to separate objects.
Filtering/Straining
Using a tool with holes in it to which catches the larger
particles or objects and lets the smaller objects fall through
the holes.
Using Density
-Adding water to a container to make things that are less
dense than water float to the top.
-
Using Magnetism
Using a magnet to attract items that are made of iron,
nickel, cobalt, or steel. Things that are not made of those
metals will not stick to the magnets.
Examples:
1. Separating worms and ants.
2. Separating the croutons out of a salad.
3. Picking up seashells off of a beach.
1. separating noodles and water
2. separating gold chunks from sand and
water
3. Removing a fish out of an aquarium
1. Melting steel and separating the metals
that make it by their density.
2. Floating logs down a river because they
will float on water.
3. Separating water and oil.
1. Separating aluminum cans (soda cans)
from steel cans (vegetable cans).
2. Separating aluminum from steel nails.
Examples:
1. Separating worms and ants.
2. Separating the croutons out of a salad.
3. Picking up seashells off of a beach.
1. separating noodles and water
2. separating gold chunks from sand and
water
3. Removing a fish out of an aquarium
1. Melting steel and separating the metals
that make it by their density.
2. Floating logs down a river because they
will float on water.
3. Separating water and oil.
1. Separating aluminum cans (soda cans)
from steel cans (vegetable cans).
2. Separating aluminum from steel nails.
Examples:
1. Separating worms and ants.
2. Separating the croutons out of a salad.
3. Picking up seashells off of a beach.
1. separating noodles and water
2. separating gold chunks from sand and
water
3. Removing a fish out of an aquarium
1. Melting steel and separating the metals
that make it by their density.
2. Floating logs down a river because they
will float on water.
3. Separating water and oil.
1. Separating aluminum cans (soda cans)
from steel cans (vegetable cans).
2. Separating aluminum from steel nails.