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Mixtures & Solutions Game

Authored by Celeste Nored

Science

5th Grade

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Mixtures & Solutions Game
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This quiz focuses on mixtures and solutions, a fundamental chemistry topic typically covered in 5th grade elementary science. The questions assess students' understanding of key vocabulary terms including substance, mixture, solution, physical change, and dissolve, along with their ability to distinguish between mixtures and solutions through real-world examples. Students need to grasp that mixtures maintain the individual properties of their components and can be separated through physical means, while solutions involve one substance dissolving uniformly into another, requiring different separation techniques like evaporation. The quiz also tests students' knowledge of various separation methods including filtering, magnetic separation, and evaporation, requiring them to match appropriate techniques to specific types of material combinations. Created by Celeste Nored, a Science teacher in US who teaches grade 5. This quiz effectively supports classroom instruction by providing students with essential vocabulary practice and conceptual reinforcement about the differences between mixtures and solutions. Teachers can utilize this resource as a warm-up activity to activate prior knowledge, as guided practice during lessons, or as formative assessment to gauge student understanding before moving to more complex chemistry concepts. The quiz works particularly well for homework assignments or review sessions before unit tests, allowing students to self-assess their mastery of fundamental terms and concepts. This assessment aligns with NGSS standard 5-PS1-4, which requires students to conduct investigations to determine whether the mixing of two or more substances results in new substances, and supports the development of scientific vocabulary essential for understanding matter and its properties.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A single part of a mixture or

solution

Substance

Solution

Solvent

Solution

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A combination of two or more

substances where each keeps its own

properties and both can be easily

separated

Mixture

Solution

Physical Change

Substance

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A particular type of mixture

where a substance dissolves in another;

the molecules spread evenly through

the other substance, such as in salt

added to water

Mixture

Solution

Physical Change

Substance

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To make different without changing what the material is

made of, such as cutting, folding, or melting

Mixture

Solution

Physical Change

Substance

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-4

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

To spread out uniformly in a liquid

Disappear

Dissolve

Mixture

Substance

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What does label 1 represent in the diagram?

Mixture

Solution

Substance

Physical Change

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-2

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Media Image

What does label 2 represent in the diagram?

Mixture

Solution

Substance

Physical Change

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