Instructions for the Element, Compound, and Mixture Foldable
- Fold paper in half landscape (hotdog style!)
- Now fold the paper into thirds.
- Use a ruler and pen to mark the column lines.
- Use your notes and activity work to help write the bulleted information.
Label each section in this order: Elements Compounds Mixtures
- Element Cover (color)
- Draw and label 2 examples of elements
- Write definition of element below pictures
- Compound Cover (color)
- Draw and label 2 examples of compounds (ex. Na Cl and Nacl)
- Write definition of compound below the pictures
- Mixture Cover (color)
- Draw pizza or granite rock or other mixture
- Show iron being separated from sand with magnet
- Draw salt-water solution (looks same throughout –label solution)
- Write definition of the term mixture under pictures
Element Inside (write the following in bullets and fill in the blank)
- An element cannot be broken down into simpler substances by _________ or __________means
- Each element can be classified by a unique set of physical and chemical ______________.
- Based on their properties elements are divided into metals, nonmetals and metalloids
Compound Inside (write the following in bullets and fill in the blank)
- Compounds can only be separated by __________ means such as heat or _________________.
- Compounds have a unique set of physical and chemical properties that differ from the _____________that make up the compound.
- Elements join in specific __________ according to their _________ to form compounds.
Mixtures Inside (write the following in bullets and fill in the blanks )
- A mixture can be separated by __________ means such as _________, filtration, and _____________.
- A mixture has the ________ properties of the substances that make up the mixture.
- A ________________is a mixture that appears to be the same throughout. This is known as a ________________mixture.
- A ___________ is a mixture in which particles are ________ in liquid or a gas and will eventually settle out
- A __________ is a mixture of tiny _______ that are bigger than those in a solution, but smaller than in a ____________. They will not settle out!