Lesson Cycle (5E Model)

Lesson Title/Topic: Mixtures and Solutions

Standards: Matter and Energy: (C) compare and contrast a variety of mixtures and solutions such as rocks in sand, sand in
water, or sugar in water.
Lesson Objectives:
Given the notes and hands-on activity, the student will select 5 out of the 9
substances that do not dissolve in water.

Assessment (Evaluation):
Student will choose from a variety of substances to determine if it will
dissolve in water.

Materials:
Paper towels, water, sand, sugar, salt, lemonade mix, marbles, rocks, corn starch, flour and Epsom salt, mini cups, clear plastic cups, plastic
spoons, shower curtain liner, and plastic bin.
The teacher will:
Focus (Engagement): Sugar Cube Magic- Slide 5
Read the words in italics with a positive emphasis, make eye contact with
your students, and smile. We have a group activity for our science lesson:
Mixtures and Solutions. Line the students in the front of the room by
height. Assign them into pairs and naming each student A and B. Have the
A-students to go back to their desk areas and say Using what you already
know, tell your neighbor why sugar dissolves in warm water. Lead the Bstudents to the Science Center to explain the activity. Use the teachers slide
6 for instructions. Check for understanding. Give B-students the tray of
materials and send them back to their partner. After the students complete
the focus activity, A-students will put the trays in the plastic bin. Transition

The student will:

Student B will ask Student A to give a number between 1 and 10.
Group B will write their partners number on one side of the sugar
very darkly with a pencil. When student B picks up the cube, hell
make sure to press with his thumb firmly on the side with the written
number and drop into the plastic cup of warm water. Student B will
break down the cube of sugar and stir it evenly until it disappears.
Then student B will take their partners hand and place it over the
cup. The key trick is student B pressing their thumb on student As
palm. Student B will motion with their hand in circular motion for
student A to do the same movement over the cup of water. Once
student A makes a circulation motion over the cup, student B will

to the Teacher Input, Our group activity is now complete, we are ready for
instructional input.
Teacher Input (Explanation & Elaboration):
Using the slides with your instruction. We are learning about mixtures and
solutions. Lets take a look at the first three slides and take notes in our
science journals.

turn their partners hand palm up. Student A will see their chosen
number.
Students will write in their science journal the meaning of the key
terms, mixture and solution. They can draw the examples. Students
can give examples of mixtures and solutions and identify what makes
up the mixture or solution.

Slide 1 Students can read aloud the information on the slide. Using the
teacher can with popsicles sticks labeled with students names, call on
students.
Slide 2 Students to read aloud the information on the slide. Using the
teacher can with popsicles sticks labeled with students names, call on
students
Slide 3 Use the slide 4 as a teachers guide to explain- Compare Mixtures
and Solutions.
Guided Practice (Exploration): Use the doc camera to explain the process.
Students, at the end of the day, the paper passer will give you a copy of the
Sugar Cube Magic to take home. You can show your family a magic trick
with sugar dissolving in water. Now, we are going to experiment with water
by adding different substances. We want to know what substance will
dissolve in water. Then you will determine if it is a mixture or solution. Use
slide 1 to explain a mixture is two or more substances that are added
together. Each substance still retains its own properties. The substances do
not mix together. They keep their own property. If I have a bowl of assorted
candy: peanuts, raisins, and M&Ms, I can pick out the peanut from the
bowl. It is going to look the same and taste the same. Use slide 2 to read a
solution can exist in any state, solid, gas, and liquid. We are working with
liquids. Two or more substances that will dissolve in water evenly are a

Students will work in groups at their tables. They will be provided

the science materials to begin the project. Each bin will have paper
towels, shower liner, clear plastic cups, mini cups, plastic spoons,
water, a guided practice worksheet for each group, instructions, sand,
sugar, salt, lemonade mix, marbles, rocks, corn starch, flour and
Epsom salt. Give the students ten minutes with the timer on the
board. First, students will make their predictions as a group to guess
what substances will dissolve in water on the guided practice
handout. They will begin to stir the mixtures or solutions for one
minute and wait 4-5 minutes for the results. As a group, they will
decide together whether the substance dissolved in water. After the
ten minutes, end the experiment. Have the students go to each group
table to view their results and compare it as a group.

solution. If I make an ice cream milkshake, I can no longer see the milk and
ice cream as separate substances. They have mixed evenly to create one
substance. Using the doc camera, read the instructions to the students. Then
have one student from each table group get one plastic bin.
Independent Practice (Evaluation): Students will explain their answer for
each mixture and solution.
Closure: Students can work as a group at their tables to share about one
career that involves mixture or solution.

Options:
Enrichment:
Cement is a mixture and solution. Explain in your words if you agree or
disagree? Can you identify the parts that make up the mixture and/or
solution?

Students will write on the guided practice sheet and explain their
answer for each mixture and solution.
Students can share in groups to share about one career that involves a
mixture or solution in the workplace.

Reteach: Make a set of flashcards with the meaning of mixture and

solution. On the back of the flashcards, the student can glue pictures
of concrete objects on the back. Computer lab to play science games.
Library time, checking out a library book at the reading grade level to
go over the book as picture walk together. Allow the student to read
it for understanding and ask open-ended questions.

Modifications:
BG, Ms. Garcia will assist during instruction to stretch the lesson for more
understanding during guided practice.

References:
http://fortworthtexas.gov/library/
Go to your nearest public for fun learning activities, events, and reading with the entire family. Register for a library card!!!

What is a mixture?
A mixture is two or more substances that are added together. Each substance still retain it own properties. The
substances do not mix together.

Example of substances that do not mix is Chex

Mix. This mix has the following ingredients:

Rice Chex
Corn Chex
Pretzels
Peanuts
Crackers

Slide 1

What is a solution?
A solution can exist in any state, solid, gas, and liquid. Lets look at some liquids. Two or more substances that will
dissolve in water evenly is a solution.
Example of a liquid solution is chocolate milk.
When you add chocolate syrup to milk, it turns
brown. You can no longer see the milk and
chocolate separate. They have been evenly mixed
to form a unified substance.
Chocolate syrup
Milk

Unified means to make into or become a unit.

Slide 2

Slide 3

Slide 4: Teachers Guide Compare Mixtures and Solutions

Look at the diagram on the Smartboard to compare mixtures and solutions. There is an example of a mixture, sand and water. These
do not mix together. It can be separated. The sand is at the bottom of the water. If you pour the sand and water out of the cup into
another cup using a coffee filter, it will separate.

Using the teacher can with popsicles sticks labeled with students names, call on three students to give an example of a mixture
and identify the substances that do not mix together.

The next example is a solution- sugar and water.

The sugar dissolves in water. It mixes together to form another solution that cannot be separated back into water and sugar. Cement is
mixture and solution. The part of the mixture that makes up cement is the sand, water, and chemicals. The solution is the rocks mixed
into the sand mixture.

Using the teacher can with popsicles sticks labeled with students names, call on three students to give an example of a
solution and identify the substances that do mix together.

Student: ___________________________________________

Date: _____________________________________
To Dissolve or Not To Dissolve

Guided Practice:
RESULTS

Substance

Safety First: Never drink anything in Science class without permission!

Did the substance dissolved in water?
Write an X for yes and checkmark for no.
Predict which substance will dissolve in water.
Write yes or no before starting on your mixtures and solutions.

SAND
SUGAR
SALT
LEMONADE MIX
MARBLES
ROCKS
CORN STARCH
EPSOM SALT
FLOUR
Independent Practice: Explain your answer for each mixture and solution.

Critical Thinking: Cement is a mixture and solution? Explain in your words if you agree or disagree?

Teacher Guide: Steps for Sugar Cube Magic- Slide 5

Student B will ask Student A to give a number between 1 and 10. Group B will write their partners number on one side of the sugar
very darkly with a pencil. When student B picks up the cube, hell make sure to press with his thumb firmly on the side with the
written number and drop into the plastic cup of warm water. Student B will break down the cube of sugar and stir it evenly until it
disappears. Then student B will take their partners hand and place it over the cup. The key trick is student B pressing their thumb on
student As palm. Student B will motion with their hand in circular motion for student A to do the same movement over the cup of
water. Once student A makes a circulation motion over the cup, student B will turn their partners hand palm up. Student A will see
their chosen number.

Student: ______Teachers Guide Slide 6 Guided Practice_______

Date: _____________________________________

To Dissolve or Not To Dissolve

Guided Practice:
RESULTS

Substance
SAND
SUGAR
SALT
LEMONADE MIX
MARBLES
ROCKS
CORN STARCH
EPSOM SALT
FLOUR

Safety First: Never drink anything in Science class without permission!

Did the substance dissolved in water?
Write an X for yes and checkmark for no.
Predict which substance will dissolve in water.
Write yes or no before starting on your mixtures and solutions.
No
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes

Independent Practice: Explain your answer for each mixture and solution.

Critical Thinking: Cement is a mixture and solution? Explain in your words if you agree or disagree?

Cement is mixture and solution. The part of the mixture that makes up cement is the sand, water, and chemicals. The
solution is the rocks mixed into the sand mixture.

GROUP ACTIVITY INSTRUCTIONS:

1. As a group, predict which substance will dissolve in water.

Discuss. Write the answers on the Group Guided Practice sheet.
2. Clear your table.
3. Put the shower liner on the table.
4. Place your cups on the table facing up.
5. Fill each cup with water halfway.
6. Add one substance per cup.
7. Stir with the plastic spoon.
8. Some substances will require you to wait 4 to 5 minutes. Use your
cell phone timer.
9. Check your results.
10. As a group, did the substance dissolve in water? Discuss.
Write the answers on the Group Guided Practice sheet.

References:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqc9ASP0tq0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOqH5ktwoDE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gcxU2uXeh0c&index=15&list=WL
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZgI_dd1gV_Q&list=WL&index=13