Mixtures and Solutions

What is a mixture?

• When two or more things are combined and they blend so well you can't tell them apart.

• When two or more things are put together, but you can still see and separate each part.

• A single substance made of only one type of material.

• A liquid that has been completely dissolved in another liquid.

Which of these is an example of a mixture?

• Salt water

• Lemonade

• Cereal and milk

• Hot chocolate

What is a solution?

• When two or more things are combined and they blend so well you can't tell them apart.

• When two or more things are put together, but you can still see and separate each part.

• A solid substance that has been melted into a liquid.

• A combination of only two different types of materials.

Which of these is an example of a solution?

• Mixed nuts

• Salad

• Sand and gravel

• Sugar water